What is the Least Common Multiple of 78851 and 78863?

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 78851 and 78863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78851 and 78863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78851,78863) = 1
LCM(78851,78863) = ( 78851 × 78863) / 1
LCM(78851,78863) = 6218426413 / 1
LCM(78851,78863) = 6218426413

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78851 and 78863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78851 and 78863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78851 and 78863.

Prime Factorization of 78851

Prime Factorization of 78863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78851 and 78863.

LCM(78851,78863) = 29¹ × 2719¹ × 17¹ × 4639¹
LCM(78851,78863) = 6218426413