What is the Least Common Multiple of 79554 and 79562?

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 79554 and 79562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79554 and 79562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79554,79562) = 2
LCM(79554,79562) = ( 79554 × 79562) / 2
LCM(79554,79562) = 6329475348 / 2
LCM(79554,79562) = 3164737674

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79554 and 79562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79554 and 79562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79554 and 79562.

Prime Factorization of 79554

Prime Factorization of 79562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79554 and 79562.

LCM(79554,79562) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13259¹ × 7¹ × 5683¹
LCM(79554,79562) = 3164737674