What is the Least Common Multiple of 79726 and 79743?

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 79726 and 79743 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79726 and 79743, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79726,79743) = 1
LCM(79726,79743) = ( 79726 × 79743) / 1
LCM(79726,79743) = 6357590418 / 1
LCM(79726,79743) = 6357590418

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79726 and 79743 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79726 and 79743. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79726 and 79743.

Prime Factorization of 79726

Prime Factorization of 79743

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79726 and 79743.

LCM(79726,79743) = 2¹ × 39863¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 1399¹
LCM(79726,79743) = 6357590418