What is the Least Common Multiple of 79368 and 79388?

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 79368 and 79388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79368 and 79388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79368,79388) = 4
LCM(79368,79388) = ( 79368 × 79388) / 4
LCM(79368,79388) = 6300866784 / 4
LCM(79368,79388) = 1575216696

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79368 and 79388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79368 and 79388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79368 and 79388.

Prime Factorization of 79368

Prime Factorization of 79388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79368 and 79388.

LCM(79368,79388) = 2³ × 3¹ × 3307¹ × 89¹ × 223¹
LCM(79368,79388) = 1575216696