What is the Least Common Multiple of 79660 and 79676?

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 79660 and 79676 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79660 and 79676, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79660,79676) = 4
LCM(79660,79676) = ( 79660 × 79676) / 4
LCM(79660,79676) = 6346990160 / 4
LCM(79660,79676) = 1586747540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79660 and 79676 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79660 and 79676. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79660 and 79676.

Prime Factorization of 79660

Prime Factorization of 79676

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79660 and 79676.

LCM(79660,79676) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 569¹ × 19919¹
LCM(79660,79676) = 1586747540