What is the Least Common Multiple of 78621 and 78632?

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 78621 and 78632 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78621 and 78632, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78621,78632) = 1
LCM(78621,78632) = ( 78621 × 78632) / 1
LCM(78621,78632) = 6182126472 / 1
LCM(78621,78632) = 6182126472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78621 and 78632 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78621 and 78632. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78621 and 78632.

Prime Factorization of 78621

Prime Factorization of 78632

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78621 and 78632.

LCM(78621,78632) = 3¹ × 73¹ × 359¹ × 2³ × 9829¹
LCM(78621,78632) = 6182126472