What is the Least Common Multiple of 79279 and 79288?

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 79279 and 79288 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79279 and 79288, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79279,79288) = 1
LCM(79279,79288) = ( 79279 × 79288) / 1
LCM(79279,79288) = 6285873352 / 1
LCM(79279,79288) = 6285873352

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79279 and 79288 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79279 and 79288. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79279 and 79288.

Prime Factorization of 79279

Prime Factorization of 79288

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79279 and 79288.

LCM(79279,79288) = 79279¹ × 2³ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 53¹
LCM(79279,79288) = 6285873352