What is the Least Common Multiple of 79172 and 79177?

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 79172 and 79177 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79172 and 79177, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79172,79177) = 1
LCM(79172,79177) = ( 79172 × 79177) / 1
LCM(79172,79177) = 6268601444 / 1
LCM(79172,79177) = 6268601444

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79172 and 79177 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79172 and 79177. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79172 and 79177.

Prime Factorization of 79172

Prime Factorization of 79177

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79172 and 79177.

LCM(79172,79177) = 2² × 19793¹ × 7¹ × 11311¹
LCM(79172,79177) = 6268601444