What is the Least Common Multiple of 78830 and 78850?

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 78830 and 78850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78830 and 78850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78830,78850) = 10
LCM(78830,78850) = ( 78830 × 78850) / 10
LCM(78830,78850) = 6215745500 / 10
LCM(78830,78850) = 621574550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78830 and 78850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78830 and 78850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78830 and 78850.

Prime Factorization of 78830

Prime Factorization of 78850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78830 and 78850.

LCM(78830,78850) = 2¹ × 5² × 7883¹ × 19¹ × 83¹
LCM(78830,78850) = 621574550