What is the Least Common Multiple of 78653 and 78671?

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 78653 and 78671 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78653 and 78671, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78653,78671) = 1
LCM(78653,78671) = ( 78653 × 78671) / 1
LCM(78653,78671) = 6187710163 / 1
LCM(78653,78671) = 6187710163

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78653 and 78671 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78653 and 78671. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78653 and 78671.

Prime Factorization of 78653

Prime Factorization of 78671

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78653 and 78671.

LCM(78653,78671) = 78653¹ × 151¹ × 521¹
LCM(78653,78671) = 6187710163