What is the Least Common Multiple of 79148 and 79168?

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 79148 and 79168 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79148 and 79168, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79148,79168) = 4
LCM(79148,79168) = ( 79148 × 79168) / 4
LCM(79148,79168) = 6265988864 / 4
LCM(79148,79168) = 1566497216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79148 and 79168 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79148 and 79168. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79148 and 79168.

Prime Factorization of 79148

Prime Factorization of 79168

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79148 and 79168.

LCM(79148,79168) = 2⁶ × 47¹ × 421¹ × 1237¹
LCM(79148,79168) = 1566497216