What is the Least Common Multiple of 78947 and 78965?

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 78947 and 78965 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78947 and 78965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78947,78965) = 1
LCM(78947,78965) = ( 78947 × 78965) / 1
LCM(78947,78965) = 6234049855 / 1
LCM(78947,78965) = 6234049855

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78947 and 78965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78947 and 78965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78947 and 78965.

Prime Factorization of 78947

Prime Factorization of 78965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78947 and 78965.

LCM(78947,78965) = 11¹ × 7177¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 929¹
LCM(78947,78965) = 6234049855