What is the Least Common Multiple of 79676 and 79692?

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 79676 and 79692 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79676 and 79692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79676,79692) = 4
LCM(79676,79692) = ( 79676 × 79692) / 4
LCM(79676,79692) = 6349539792 / 4
LCM(79676,79692) = 1587384948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79676 and 79692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79676 and 79692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79676 and 79692.

Prime Factorization of 79676

Prime Factorization of 79692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79676 and 79692.

LCM(79676,79692) = 2² × 19919¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 229¹
LCM(79676,79692) = 1587384948