What is the Least Common Multiple of 79208 and 79217?

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 79208 and 79217 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79208 and 79217, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79208,79217) = 1
LCM(79208,79217) = ( 79208 × 79217) / 1
LCM(79208,79217) = 6274620136 / 1
LCM(79208,79217) = 6274620136

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79208 and 79217 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79208 and 79217. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79208 and 79217.

Prime Factorization of 79208

Prime Factorization of 79217

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79208 and 79217.

LCM(79208,79217) = 2³ × 9901¹ × 37¹ × 2141¹
LCM(79208,79217) = 6274620136