What is the Least Common Multiple of 78918 and 78938?

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 78918 and 78938 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78918 and 78938, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78918,78938) = 2
LCM(78918,78938) = ( 78918 × 78938) / 2
LCM(78918,78938) = 6229629084 / 2
LCM(78918,78938) = 3114814542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78918 and 78938 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78918 and 78938. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78918 and 78938.

Prime Factorization of 78918

Prime Factorization of 78938

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78918 and 78938.

LCM(78918,78938) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1879¹ × 29¹ × 1361¹
LCM(78918,78938) = 3114814542