What is the Least Common Multiple of 79678 and 79683?

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 79678 and 79683 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79678 and 79683, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79678,79683) = 1
LCM(79678,79683) = ( 79678 × 79683) / 1
LCM(79678,79683) = 6348982074 / 1
LCM(79678,79683) = 6348982074

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79678 and 79683 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79678 and 79683. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79678 and 79683.

Prime Factorization of 79678

Prime Factorization of 79683

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79678 and 79683.

LCM(79678,79683) = 2¹ × 39839¹ × 3¹ × 26561¹
LCM(79678,79683) = 6348982074