What is the Least Common Multiple of 78529 and 78536?

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 78529 and 78536 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78529 and 78536, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78529,78536) = 1
LCM(78529,78536) = ( 78529 × 78536) / 1
LCM(78529,78536) = 6167353544 / 1
LCM(78529,78536) = 6167353544

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78529 and 78536 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78529 and 78536. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78529 and 78536.

Prime Factorization of 78529

Prime Factorization of 78536

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78529 and 78536.

LCM(78529,78536) = 11³ × 59¹ × 2³ × 9817¹
LCM(78529,78536) = 6167353544