What is the Least Common Multiple of 78559 and 78568?

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 78559 and 78568 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78559 and 78568, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78559,78568) = 1
LCM(78559,78568) = ( 78559 × 78568) / 1
LCM(78559,78568) = 6172223512 / 1
LCM(78559,78568) = 6172223512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78559 and 78568 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78559 and 78568. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78559 and 78568.

Prime Factorization of 78559

Prime Factorization of 78568

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78559 and 78568.

LCM(78559,78568) = 13¹ × 6043¹ × 2³ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 61¹
LCM(78559,78568) = 6172223512