What is the Least Common Multiple of 78586 and 78606?

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 78586 and 78606 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78586 and 78606, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78586,78606) = 2
LCM(78586,78606) = ( 78586 × 78606) / 2
LCM(78586,78606) = 6177331116 / 2
LCM(78586,78606) = 3088665558

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78586 and 78606 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78586 and 78606. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78586 and 78606.

Prime Factorization of 78586

Prime Factorization of 78606

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78586 and 78606.

LCM(78586,78606) = 2¹ × 39293¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 397¹
LCM(78586,78606) = 3088665558