What is the Least Common Multiple of 78735 and 78747?

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 78735 and 78747 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78735 and 78747, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78735,78747) = 3
LCM(78735,78747) = ( 78735 × 78747) / 3
LCM(78735,78747) = 6200145045 / 3
LCM(78735,78747) = 2066715015

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78735 and 78747 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78735 and 78747. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78735 and 78747.

Prime Factorization of 78735

Prime Factorization of 78747

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78735 and 78747.

LCM(78735,78747) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 181¹ × 26249¹
LCM(78735,78747) = 2066715015