What is the Least Common Multiple of 79594 and 79608?

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 79594 and 79608 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79594 and 79608, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79594,79608) = 2
LCM(79594,79608) = ( 79594 × 79608) / 2
LCM(79594,79608) = 6336319152 / 2
LCM(79594,79608) = 3168159576

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79594 and 79608 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79594 and 79608. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79594 and 79608.

Prime Factorization of 79594

Prime Factorization of 79608

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79594 and 79608.

LCM(79594,79608) = 2³ × 17¹ × 2341¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 107¹
LCM(79594,79608) = 3168159576