What is the Least Common Multiple of 79221 and 79237?

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 79221 and 79237 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79221 and 79237, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79221,79237) = 1
LCM(79221,79237) = ( 79221 × 79237) / 1
LCM(79221,79237) = 6277234377 / 1
LCM(79221,79237) = 6277234377

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79221 and 79237 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79221 and 79237. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79221 and 79237.

Prime Factorization of 79221

Prime Factorization of 79237

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79221 and 79237.

LCM(79221,79237) = 3¹ × 26407¹ × 17¹ × 59¹ × 79¹
LCM(79221,79237) = 6277234377