What is the Least Common Multiple of 78685 and 78693?

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 78685 and 78693 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78685 and 78693, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78685,78693) = 1
LCM(78685,78693) = ( 78685 × 78693) / 1
LCM(78685,78693) = 6191958705 / 1
LCM(78685,78693) = 6191958705

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78685 and 78693 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78685 and 78693. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78685 and 78693.

Prime Factorization of 78685

Prime Factorization of 78693

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78685 and 78693.

LCM(78685,78693) = 5¹ × 15737¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 1543¹
LCM(78685,78693) = 6191958705