What is the Least Common Multiple of 78956 and 78962?

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 78956 and 78962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78956 and 78962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78956,78962) = 2
LCM(78956,78962) = ( 78956 × 78962) / 2
LCM(78956,78962) = 6234523672 / 2
LCM(78956,78962) = 3117261836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78956 and 78962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78956 and 78962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78956 and 78962.

Prime Factorization of 78956

Prime Factorization of 78962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78956 and 78962.

LCM(78956,78962) = 2² × 19739¹ × 13¹ × 3037¹
LCM(78956,78962) = 3117261836