What is the Least Common Multiple of 79946 and 79951?

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 79946 and 79951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79946 and 79951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79946,79951) = 1
LCM(79946,79951) = ( 79946 × 79951) / 1
LCM(79946,79951) = 6391762646 / 1
LCM(79946,79951) = 6391762646

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79946 and 79951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79946 and 79951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79946 and 79951.

Prime Factorization of 79946

Prime Factorization of 79951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79946 and 79951.

LCM(79946,79951) = 2¹ × 71¹ × 563¹ × 17¹ × 4703¹
LCM(79946,79951) = 6391762646