What is the Least Common Multiple of 78961 and 78967?

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 78961 and 78967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78961 and 78967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78961,78967) = 1
LCM(78961,78967) = ( 78961 × 78967) / 1
LCM(78961,78967) = 6235313287 / 1
LCM(78961,78967) = 6235313287

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78961 and 78967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78961 and 78967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78961 and 78967.

Prime Factorization of 78961

Prime Factorization of 78967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78961 and 78967.

LCM(78961,78967) = 281² × 7¹ × 29¹ × 389¹
LCM(78961,78967) = 6235313287