What is the Least Common Multiple of 78852 and 78869?

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 78852 and 78869 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78852 and 78869, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78852,78869) = 1
LCM(78852,78869) = ( 78852 × 78869) / 1
LCM(78852,78869) = 6218978388 / 1
LCM(78852,78869) = 6218978388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78852 and 78869 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78852 and 78869. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78852 and 78869.

Prime Factorization of 78852

Prime Factorization of 78869

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78852 and 78869.

LCM(78852,78869) = 2² × 3¹ × 6571¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 593¹
LCM(78852,78869) = 6218978388