What is the Least Common Multiple of 79359 and 79368?

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 79359 and 79368 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79359 and 79368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79359,79368) = 3
LCM(79359,79368) = ( 79359 × 79368) / 3
LCM(79359,79368) = 6298565112 / 3
LCM(79359,79368) = 2099521704

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79359 and 79368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79359 and 79368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79359 and 79368.

Prime Factorization of 79359

Prime Factorization of 79368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79359 and 79368.

LCM(79359,79368) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 3779¹ × 2³ × 3307¹
LCM(79359,79368) = 2099521704