What is the Least Common Multiple of 78573 and 78589?

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 78573 and 78589 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78573 and 78589, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78573,78589) = 1
LCM(78573,78589) = ( 78573 × 78589) / 1
LCM(78573,78589) = 6174973497 / 1
LCM(78573,78589) = 6174973497

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78573 and 78589 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78573 and 78589. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78573 and 78589.

Prime Factorization of 78573

Prime Factorization of 78589

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78573 and 78589.

LCM(78573,78589) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 2381¹ × 7¹ × 103¹ × 109¹
LCM(78573,78589) = 6174973497