What is the Least Common Multiple of 78506 and 78521?

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 78506 and 78521 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78506 and 78521, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78506,78521) = 1
LCM(78506,78521) = ( 78506 × 78521) / 1
LCM(78506,78521) = 6164369626 / 1
LCM(78506,78521) = 6164369626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78506 and 78521 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78506 and 78521. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78506 and 78521.

Prime Factorization of 78506

Prime Factorization of 78521

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78506 and 78521.

LCM(78506,78521) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2309¹ × 233¹ × 337¹
LCM(78506,78521) = 6164369626