What is the Least Common Multiple of 78931 and 78947?

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 78931 and 78947 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78931 and 78947, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78931,78947) = 1
LCM(78931,78947) = ( 78931 × 78947) / 1
LCM(78931,78947) = 6231365657 / 1
LCM(78931,78947) = 6231365657

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78931 and 78947 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78931 and 78947. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78931 and 78947.

Prime Factorization of 78931

Prime Factorization of 78947

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78931 and 78947.

LCM(78931,78947) = 17¹ × 4643¹ × 11¹ × 7177¹
LCM(78931,78947) = 6231365657