What is the Least Common Multiple of 79836 and 79841?

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 79836 and 79841 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79836 and 79841, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79836,79841) = 1
LCM(79836,79841) = ( 79836 × 79841) / 1
LCM(79836,79841) = 6374186076 / 1
LCM(79836,79841) = 6374186076

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79836 and 79841 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79836 and 79841. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79836 and 79841.

Prime Factorization of 79836

Prime Factorization of 79841

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79836 and 79841.

LCM(79836,79841) = 2² × 3¹ × 6653¹ × 79841¹
LCM(79836,79841) = 6374186076