What is the Least Common Multiple of 78821 and 78827?

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 78821 and 78827 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78821 and 78827, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78821,78827) = 1
LCM(78821,78827) = ( 78821 × 78827) / 1
LCM(78821,78827) = 6213222967 / 1
LCM(78821,78827) = 6213222967

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78821 and 78827 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78821 and 78827. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78821 and 78827.

Prime Factorization of 78821

Prime Factorization of 78827

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78821 and 78827.

LCM(78821,78827) = 23² × 149¹ × 7¹ × 11261¹
LCM(78821,78827) = 6213222967