What is the Least Common Multiple of 78798 and 78806?

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 78798 and 78806 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78798 and 78806, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78798,78806) = 2
LCM(78798,78806) = ( 78798 × 78806) / 2
LCM(78798,78806) = 6209755188 / 2
LCM(78798,78806) = 3104877594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78798 and 78806 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78798 and 78806. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78798 and 78806.

Prime Factorization of 78798

Prime Factorization of 78806

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78798 and 78806.

LCM(78798,78806) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 571¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 433¹
LCM(78798,78806) = 3104877594