What is the Least Common Multiple of 79703 and 79718?

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 79703 and 79718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79703 and 79718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79703,79718) = 1
LCM(79703,79718) = ( 79703 × 79718) / 1
LCM(79703,79718) = 6353763754 / 1
LCM(79703,79718) = 6353763754

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79703 and 79718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79703 and 79718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79703 and 79718.

Prime Factorization of 79703

Prime Factorization of 79718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79703 and 79718.

LCM(79703,79718) = 13¹ × 6131¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 1733¹
LCM(79703,79718) = 6353763754