What is the Least Common Multiple of 78558 and 78573?

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 78558 and 78573 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78558 and 78573, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78558,78573) = 3
LCM(78558,78573) = ( 78558 × 78573) / 3
LCM(78558,78573) = 6172537734 / 3
LCM(78558,78573) = 2057512578

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78558 and 78573 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78558 and 78573. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78558 and 78573.

Prime Factorization of 78558

Prime Factorization of 78573

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78558 and 78573.

LCM(78558,78573) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13093¹ × 11¹ × 2381¹
LCM(78558,78573) = 2057512578