What is the Least Common Multiple of 79388 and 79396?

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 79388 and 79396 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79388 and 79396, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79388,79396) = 4
LCM(79388,79396) = ( 79388 × 79396) / 4
LCM(79388,79396) = 6303089648 / 4
LCM(79388,79396) = 1575772412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79388 and 79396 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79388 and 79396. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79388 and 79396.

Prime Factorization of 79388

Prime Factorization of 79396

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79388 and 79396.

LCM(79388,79396) = 2² × 89¹ × 223¹ × 23¹ × 863¹
LCM(79388,79396) = 1575772412