What is the Least Common Multiple of 79298 and 79317?

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 79298 and 79317 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79298 and 79317, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79298,79317) = 1
LCM(79298,79317) = ( 79298 × 79317) / 1
LCM(79298,79317) = 6289679466 / 1
LCM(79298,79317) = 6289679466

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79298 and 79317 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79298 and 79317. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79298 and 79317.

Prime Factorization of 79298

Prime Factorization of 79317

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79298 and 79317.

LCM(79298,79317) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 1279¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 1259¹
LCM(79298,79317) = 6289679466