What is the Least Common Multiple of 79828 and 79836?

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 79828 and 79836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79828 and 79836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79828,79836) = 4
LCM(79828,79836) = ( 79828 × 79836) / 4
LCM(79828,79836) = 6373148208 / 4
LCM(79828,79836) = 1593287052

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79828 and 79836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79828 and 79836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79828 and 79836.

Prime Factorization of 79828

Prime Factorization of 79836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79828 and 79836.

LCM(79828,79836) = 2² × 7¹ × 2851¹ × 3¹ × 6653¹
LCM(79828,79836) = 1593287052