What is the Least Common Multiple of 79924 and 79928?

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 79924 and 79928 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79924 and 79928, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79924,79928) = 4
LCM(79924,79928) = ( 79924 × 79928) / 4
LCM(79924,79928) = 6388165472 / 4
LCM(79924,79928) = 1597041368

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79924 and 79928 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79924 and 79928. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79924 and 79928.

Prime Factorization of 79924

Prime Factorization of 79928

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79924 and 79928.

LCM(79924,79928) = 2³ × 13¹ × 29¹ × 53¹ × 97¹ × 103¹
LCM(79924,79928) = 1597041368