What is the Least Common Multiple of 79772 and 79776?

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 79772 and 79776 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79772 and 79776, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79772,79776) = 4
LCM(79772,79776) = ( 79772 × 79776) / 4
LCM(79772,79776) = 6363891072 / 4
LCM(79772,79776) = 1590972768

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79772 and 79776 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79772 and 79776. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79772 and 79776.

Prime Factorization of 79772

Prime Factorization of 79776

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79772 and 79776.

LCM(79772,79776) = 2⁵ × 7² × 11¹ × 37¹ × 3² × 277¹
LCM(79772,79776) = 1590972768