What is the Least Common Multiple of 79017 and 79026?

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 79017 and 79026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79017 and 79026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79017,79026) = 3
LCM(79017,79026) = ( 79017 × 79026) / 3
LCM(79017,79026) = 6244397442 / 3
LCM(79017,79026) = 2081465814

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79017 and 79026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79017 and 79026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79017 and 79026.

Prime Factorization of 79017

Prime Factorization of 79026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79017 and 79026.

LCM(79017,79026) = 3¹ × 26339¹ × 2¹ × 13171¹
LCM(79017,79026) = 2081465814