What is the Least Common Multiple of 78838 and 78852?

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 78838 and 78852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78838 and 78852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78838,78852) = 2
LCM(78838,78852) = ( 78838 × 78852) / 2
LCM(78838,78852) = 6216533976 / 2
LCM(78838,78852) = 3108266988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78838 and 78852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78838 and 78852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78838 and 78852.

Prime Factorization of 78838

Prime Factorization of 78852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78838 and 78852.

LCM(78838,78852) = 2² × 39419¹ × 3¹ × 6571¹
LCM(78838,78852) = 3108266988