What is the Least Common Multiple of 79356 and 79371?

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 79356 and 79371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79356 and 79371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79356,79371) = 3
LCM(79356,79371) = ( 79356 × 79371) / 3
LCM(79356,79371) = 6298565076 / 3
LCM(79356,79371) = 2099521692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79356 and 79371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79356 and 79371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79356 and 79371.

Prime Factorization of 79356

Prime Factorization of 79371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79356 and 79371.

LCM(79356,79371) = 2² × 3² × 17¹ × 389¹ × 8819¹
LCM(79356,79371) = 2099521692