What is the Least Common Multiple of 79229 and 79236?

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 79229 and 79236 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79229 and 79236, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79229,79236) = 1
LCM(79229,79236) = ( 79229 × 79236) / 1
LCM(79229,79236) = 6277789044 / 1
LCM(79229,79236) = 6277789044

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79229 and 79236 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79229 and 79236. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79229 and 79236.

Prime Factorization of 79229

Prime Factorization of 79236

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79229 and 79236.

LCM(79229,79236) = 79229¹ × 2² × 3² × 31¹ × 71¹
LCM(79229,79236) = 6277789044