What is the Least Common Multiple of 78634 and 78654?

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 78634 and 78654 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78634 and 78654, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78634,78654) = 2
LCM(78634,78654) = ( 78634 × 78654) / 2
LCM(78634,78654) = 6184878636 / 2
LCM(78634,78654) = 3092439318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78634 and 78654 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78634 and 78654. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78634 and 78654.

Prime Factorization of 78634

Prime Factorization of 78654

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78634 and 78654.

LCM(78634,78654) = 2¹ × 39317¹ × 3¹ × 13109¹
LCM(78634,78654) = 3092439318