What is the Least Common Multiple of 79268 and 79284?

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 79268 and 79284 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79268 and 79284, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79268,79284) = 4
LCM(79268,79284) = ( 79268 × 79284) / 4
LCM(79268,79284) = 6284684112 / 4
LCM(79268,79284) = 1571171028

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79268 and 79284 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79268 and 79284. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79268 and 79284.

Prime Factorization of 79268

Prime Factorization of 79284

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79268 and 79284.

LCM(79268,79284) = 2² × 7¹ × 19¹ × 149¹ × 3¹ × 6607¹
LCM(79268,79284) = 1571171028