What is the Least Common Multiple of 78845 and 78851?

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 78845 and 78851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78845 and 78851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78845,78851) = 1
LCM(78845,78851) = ( 78845 × 78851) / 1
LCM(78845,78851) = 6217007095 / 1
LCM(78845,78851) = 6217007095

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78845 and 78851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78845 and 78851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78845 and 78851.

Prime Factorization of 78845

Prime Factorization of 78851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78845 and 78851.

LCM(78845,78851) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 1213¹ × 29¹ × 2719¹
LCM(78845,78851) = 6217007095