What is the Least Common Multiple of 79551 and 79556?

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 79551 and 79556 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79551 and 79556, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79551,79556) = 1
LCM(79551,79556) = ( 79551 × 79556) / 1
LCM(79551,79556) = 6328759356 / 1
LCM(79551,79556) = 6328759356

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79551 and 79556 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79551 and 79556. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79551 and 79556.

Prime Factorization of 79551

Prime Factorization of 79556

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79551 and 79556.

LCM(79551,79556) = 3² × 8839¹ × 2² × 19889¹
LCM(79551,79556) = 6328759356