What is the Least Common Multiple of 78720 and 78736?

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 78720 and 78736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78720 and 78736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78720,78736) = 16
LCM(78720,78736) = ( 78720 × 78736) / 16
LCM(78720,78736) = 6198097920 / 16
LCM(78720,78736) = 387381120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78720 and 78736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78720 and 78736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78720 and 78736.

Prime Factorization of 78720

Prime Factorization of 78736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78720 and 78736.

LCM(78720,78736) = 2⁷ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 37¹
LCM(78720,78736) = 387381120