What is the Least Common Multiple of 79416 and 79436?

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 79416 and 79436 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79416 and 79436, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79416,79436) = 4
LCM(79416,79436) = ( 79416 × 79436) / 4
LCM(79416,79436) = 6308489376 / 4
LCM(79416,79436) = 1577122344

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79416 and 79436 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79416 and 79436. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79416 and 79436.

Prime Factorization of 79416

Prime Factorization of 79436

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79416 and 79436.

LCM(79416,79436) = 2³ × 3² × 1103¹ × 7¹ × 2837¹
LCM(79416,79436) = 1577122344