What is the Least Common Multiple of 78588 and 78596?

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 78588 and 78596 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78588 and 78596, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78588,78596) = 4
LCM(78588,78596) = ( 78588 × 78596) / 4
LCM(78588,78596) = 6176702448 / 4
LCM(78588,78596) = 1544175612

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78588 and 78596 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78588 and 78596. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78588 and 78596.

Prime Factorization of 78588

Prime Factorization of 78596

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78588 and 78596.

LCM(78588,78596) = 2² × 3² × 37¹ × 59¹ × 7² × 401¹
LCM(78588,78596) = 1544175612