What is the Least Common Multiple of 78717 and 78730?

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 78717 and 78730 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78717 and 78730, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78717,78730) = 1
LCM(78717,78730) = ( 78717 × 78730) / 1
LCM(78717,78730) = 6197389410 / 1
LCM(78717,78730) = 6197389410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78717 and 78730 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78717 and 78730. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78717 and 78730.

Prime Factorization of 78717

Prime Factorization of 78730

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78717 and 78730.

LCM(78717,78730) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 1381¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 7873¹
LCM(78717,78730) = 6197389410