What is the Least Common Multiple of 79725 and 79738?

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 79725 and 79738 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79725 and 79738, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79725,79738) = 1
LCM(79725,79738) = ( 79725 × 79738) / 1
LCM(79725,79738) = 6357112050 / 1
LCM(79725,79738) = 6357112050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79725 and 79738 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79725 and 79738. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79725 and 79738.

Prime Factorization of 79725

Prime Factorization of 79738

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79725 and 79738.

LCM(79725,79738) = 3¹ × 5² × 1063¹ × 2¹ × 39869¹
LCM(79725,79738) = 6357112050