What is the Least Common Multiple of 79532 and 79550?

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 79532 and 79550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79532 and 79550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79532,79550) = 2
LCM(79532,79550) = ( 79532 × 79550) / 2
LCM(79532,79550) = 6326770600 / 2
LCM(79532,79550) = 3163385300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79532 and 79550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79532 and 79550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79532 and 79550.

Prime Factorization of 79532

Prime Factorization of 79550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79532 and 79550.

LCM(79532,79550) = 2² × 59¹ × 337¹ × 5² × 37¹ × 43¹
LCM(79532,79550) = 3163385300