What is the Least Common Multiple of 79156 and 79173?

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 79156 and 79173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79156 and 79173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79156,79173) = 1
LCM(79156,79173) = ( 79156 × 79173) / 1
LCM(79156,79173) = 6267017988 / 1
LCM(79156,79173) = 6267017988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79156 and 79173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79156 and 79173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79156 and 79173.

Prime Factorization of 79156

Prime Factorization of 79173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79156 and 79173.

LCM(79156,79173) = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 257¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 463¹
LCM(79156,79173) = 6267017988