What is the Least Common Multiple of 78847 and 78858?

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 78847 and 78858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78847 and 78858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78847,78858) = 1
LCM(78847,78858) = ( 78847 × 78858) / 1
LCM(78847,78858) = 6217716726 / 1
LCM(78847,78858) = 6217716726

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78847 and 78858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78847 and 78858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78847 and 78858.

Prime Factorization of 78847

Prime Factorization of 78858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78847 and 78858.

LCM(78847,78858) = 37¹ × 2131¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 337¹
LCM(78847,78858) = 6217716726