What is the Least Common Multiple of 79261 and 79272?

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 79261 and 79272 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79261 and 79272, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79261,79272) = 1
LCM(79261,79272) = ( 79261 × 79272) / 1
LCM(79261,79272) = 6283177992 / 1
LCM(79261,79272) = 6283177992

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79261 and 79272 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79261 and 79272. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79261 and 79272.

Prime Factorization of 79261

Prime Factorization of 79272

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79261 and 79272.

LCM(79261,79272) = 7¹ × 13² × 67¹ × 2³ × 3³ × 367¹
LCM(79261,79272) = 6283177992