What is the Least Common Multiple of 78863 and 78875?

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 78863 and 78875 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78863 and 78875, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78863,78875) = 1
LCM(78863,78875) = ( 78863 × 78875) / 1
LCM(78863,78875) = 6220319125 / 1
LCM(78863,78875) = 6220319125

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78863 and 78875 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78863 and 78875. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78863 and 78875.

Prime Factorization of 78863

Prime Factorization of 78875

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78863 and 78875.

LCM(78863,78875) = 17¹ × 4639¹ × 5³ × 631¹
LCM(78863,78875) = 6220319125