What is the Least Common Multiple of 79457 and 79462?

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 79457 and 79462 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79457 and 79462, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79457,79462) = 1
LCM(79457,79462) = ( 79457 × 79462) / 1
LCM(79457,79462) = 6313812134 / 1
LCM(79457,79462) = 6313812134

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79457 and 79462 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79457 and 79462. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79457 and 79462.

Prime Factorization of 79457

Prime Factorization of 79462

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79457 and 79462.

LCM(79457,79462) = 7¹ × 11351¹ × 2¹ × 67¹ × 593¹
LCM(79457,79462) = 6313812134