What is the Least Common Multiple of 78891 and 78906?

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 78891 and 78906 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78891 and 78906, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78891,78906) = 3
LCM(78891,78906) = ( 78891 × 78906) / 3
LCM(78891,78906) = 6224973246 / 3
LCM(78891,78906) = 2074991082

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78891 and 78906 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78891 and 78906. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78891 and 78906.

Prime Factorization of 78891

Prime Factorization of 78906

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78891 and 78906.

LCM(78891,78906) = 3¹ × 26297¹ × 2¹ × 13151¹
LCM(78891,78906) = 2074991082