What is the Least Common Multiple of 79358 and 79362?

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 79358 and 79362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79358 and 79362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79358,79362) = 2
LCM(79358,79362) = ( 79358 × 79362) / 2
LCM(79358,79362) = 6298009596 / 2
LCM(79358,79362) = 3149004798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79358 and 79362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79358 and 79362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79358 and 79362.

Prime Factorization of 79358

Prime Factorization of 79362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79358 and 79362.

LCM(79358,79362) = 2¹ × 39679¹ × 3² × 4409¹
LCM(79358,79362) = 3149004798