What is the Least Common Multiple of 78708 and 78716?

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 78708 and 78716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78708 and 78716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78708,78716) = 4
LCM(78708,78716) = ( 78708 × 78716) / 4
LCM(78708,78716) = 6195578928 / 4
LCM(78708,78716) = 1548894732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78708 and 78716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78708 and 78716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78708 and 78716.

Prime Factorization of 78708

Prime Factorization of 78716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78708 and 78716.

LCM(78708,78716) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 937¹ × 11¹ × 1789¹
LCM(78708,78716) = 1548894732