What is the Least Common Multiple of 78965 and 78983?

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 78965 and 78983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78965 and 78983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78965,78983) = 1
LCM(78965,78983) = ( 78965 × 78983) / 1
LCM(78965,78983) = 6236892595 / 1
LCM(78965,78983) = 6236892595

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78965 and 78983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78965 and 78983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78965 and 78983.

Prime Factorization of 78965

Prime Factorization of 78983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78965 and 78983.

LCM(78965,78983) = 5¹ × 17¹ × 929¹ × 19¹ × 4157¹
LCM(78965,78983) = 6236892595