What is the Least Common Multiple of 78497 and 78515?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 78497 and 78515 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78497 and 78515, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78497,78515) = 1
LCM(78497,78515) = ( 78497 × 78515) / 1
LCM(78497,78515) = 6163191955 / 1
LCM(78497,78515) = 6163191955

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78497 and 78515 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78497 and 78515. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78497 and 78515.

Prime Factorization of 78497

Prime Factorization of 78515

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78497 and 78515.

LCM(78497,78515) = 78497¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 383¹
LCM(78497,78515) = 6163191955