What is the Least Common Multiple of 79236 and 79254?

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 79236 and 79254 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79236 and 79254, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79236,79254) = 18
LCM(79236,79254) = ( 79236 × 79254) / 18
LCM(79236,79254) = 6279769944 / 18
LCM(79236,79254) = 348876108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79236 and 79254 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79236 and 79254. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79236 and 79254.

Prime Factorization of 79236

Prime Factorization of 79254

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79236 and 79254.

LCM(79236,79254) = 2² × 3² × 31¹ × 71¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 37¹
LCM(79236,79254) = 348876108