What is the Least Common Multiple of 78187 and 78196?

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 78187 and 78196 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78187 and 78196, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78187,78196) = 1
LCM(78187,78196) = ( 78187 × 78196) / 1
LCM(78187,78196) = 6113910652 / 1
LCM(78187,78196) = 6113910652

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78187 and 78196 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78187 and 78196. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78187 and 78196.

Prime Factorization of 78187

Prime Factorization of 78196

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78187 and 78196.

LCM(78187,78196) = 41¹ × 1907¹ × 2² × 113¹ × 173¹
LCM(78187,78196) = 6113910652