What is the Least Common Multiple of 79463 and 79472?

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 79463 and 79472 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79463 and 79472, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79463,79472) = 1
LCM(79463,79472) = ( 79463 × 79472) / 1
LCM(79463,79472) = 6315083536 / 1
LCM(79463,79472) = 6315083536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79463 and 79472 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79463 and 79472. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79463 and 79472.

Prime Factorization of 79463

Prime Factorization of 79472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79463 and 79472.

LCM(79463,79472) = 229¹ × 347¹ × 2⁴ × 4967¹
LCM(79463,79472) = 6315083536