What is the Least Common Multiple of 79934 and 79949?

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 79934 and 79949 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79934 and 79949, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79934,79949) = 1
LCM(79934,79949) = ( 79934 × 79949) / 1
LCM(79934,79949) = 6390643366 / 1
LCM(79934,79949) = 6390643366

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79934 and 79949 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79934 and 79949. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79934 and 79949.

Prime Factorization of 79934

Prime Factorization of 79949

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79934 and 79949.

LCM(79934,79949) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 2351¹ × 31¹ × 2579¹
LCM(79934,79949) = 6390643366