What is the Least Common Multiple of 78582 and 78601?

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 78582 and 78601 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78582 and 78601, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78582,78601) = 1
LCM(78582,78601) = ( 78582 × 78601) / 1
LCM(78582,78601) = 6176623782 / 1
LCM(78582,78601) = 6176623782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78582 and 78601 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78582 and 78601. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78582 and 78601.

Prime Factorization of 78582

Prime Factorization of 78601

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78582 and 78601.

LCM(78582,78601) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1871¹ × 83¹ × 947¹
LCM(78582,78601) = 6176623782