What is the Least Common Multiple of 79745 and 79762?

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 79745 and 79762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79745 and 79762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79745,79762) = 1
LCM(79745,79762) = ( 79745 × 79762) / 1
LCM(79745,79762) = 6360620690 / 1
LCM(79745,79762) = 6360620690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79745 and 79762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79745 and 79762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79745 and 79762.

Prime Factorization of 79745

Prime Factorization of 79762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79745 and 79762.

LCM(79745,79762) = 5¹ × 41¹ × 389¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 2099¹
LCM(79745,79762) = 6360620690