What is the Least Common Multiple of 78935 and 78953?

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 78935 and 78953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78935 and 78953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78935,78953) = 1
LCM(78935,78953) = ( 78935 × 78953) / 1
LCM(78935,78953) = 6232155055 / 1
LCM(78935,78953) = 6232155055

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78935 and 78953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78935 and 78953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78935 and 78953.

Prime Factorization of 78935

Prime Factorization of 78953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78935 and 78953.

LCM(78935,78953) = 5¹ × 15787¹ × 7¹ × 11279¹
LCM(78935,78953) = 6232155055