What is the Least Common Multiple of 78663 and 78677?

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 78663 and 78677 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78663 and 78677, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78663,78677) = 1
LCM(78663,78677) = ( 78663 × 78677) / 1
LCM(78663,78677) = 6188968851 / 1
LCM(78663,78677) = 6188968851

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78663 and 78677 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78663 and 78677. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78663 and 78677.

Prime Factorization of 78663

Prime Factorization of 78677

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78663 and 78677.

LCM(78663,78677) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 2017¹ × 29¹ × 2713¹
LCM(78663,78677) = 6188968851