What is the Least Common Multiple of 79492 and 79496?

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 79492 and 79496 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79492 and 79496, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79492,79496) = 4
LCM(79492,79496) = ( 79492 × 79496) / 4
LCM(79492,79496) = 6319296032 / 4
LCM(79492,79496) = 1579824008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79492 and 79496 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79492 and 79496. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79492 and 79496.

Prime Factorization of 79492

Prime Factorization of 79496

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79492 and 79496.

LCM(79492,79496) = 2³ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 167¹ × 19¹ × 523¹
LCM(79492,79496) = 1579824008