What is the Least Common Multiple of 78749 and 78760?

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 78749 and 78760 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78749 and 78760, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78749,78760) = 11
LCM(78749,78760) = ( 78749 × 78760) / 11
LCM(78749,78760) = 6202271240 / 11
LCM(78749,78760) = 563842840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78749 and 78760 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78749 and 78760. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78749 and 78760.

Prime Factorization of 78749

Prime Factorization of 78760

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78749 and 78760.

LCM(78749,78760) = 11¹ × 7159¹ × 2³ × 5¹ × 179¹
LCM(78749,78760) = 563842840