What is the Least Common Multiple of 78696 and 78703?

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 78696 and 78703 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78696 and 78703, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78696,78703) = 1
LCM(78696,78703) = ( 78696 × 78703) / 1
LCM(78696,78703) = 6193611288 / 1
LCM(78696,78703) = 6193611288

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78696 and 78703 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78696 and 78703. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78696 and 78703.

Prime Factorization of 78696

Prime Factorization of 78703

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78696 and 78703.

LCM(78696,78703) = 2³ × 3² × 1093¹ × 211¹ × 373¹
LCM(78696,78703) = 6193611288