What is the Least Common Multiple of 79462 and 79468?

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 79462 and 79468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79462 and 79468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79462,79468) = 2
LCM(79462,79468) = ( 79462 × 79468) / 2
LCM(79462,79468) = 6314686216 / 2
LCM(79462,79468) = 3157343108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79462 and 79468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79462 and 79468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79462 and 79468.

Prime Factorization of 79462

Prime Factorization of 79468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79462 and 79468.

LCM(79462,79468) = 2² × 67¹ × 593¹ × 19867¹
LCM(79462,79468) = 3157343108