What is the Least Common Multiple of 78722 and 78727?

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 78722 and 78727 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78722 and 78727, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78722,78727) = 1
LCM(78722,78727) = ( 78722 × 78727) / 1
LCM(78722,78727) = 6197546894 / 1
LCM(78722,78727) = 6197546894

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78722 and 78727 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78722 and 78727. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78722 and 78727.

Prime Factorization of 78722

Prime Factorization of 78727

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78722 and 78727.

LCM(78722,78727) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 5623¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 421¹
LCM(78722,78727) = 6197546894