What is the Least Common Multiple of 78941 and 78951?

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 78941 and 78951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78941 and 78951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78941,78951) = 1
LCM(78941,78951) = ( 78941 × 78951) / 1
LCM(78941,78951) = 6232470891 / 1
LCM(78941,78951) = 6232470891

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78941 and 78951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78941 and 78951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78941 and 78951.

Prime Factorization of 78941

Prime Factorization of 78951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78941 and 78951.

LCM(78941,78951) = 78941¹ × 3¹ × 26317¹
LCM(78941,78951) = 6232470891