What is the Least Common Multiple of 79156 and 79163?

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 79156 and 79163 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79156 and 79163, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79156,79163) = 7
LCM(79156,79163) = ( 79156 × 79163) / 7
LCM(79156,79163) = 6266226428 / 7
LCM(79156,79163) = 895175204

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79156 and 79163 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79156 and 79163. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79156 and 79163.

Prime Factorization of 79156

Prime Factorization of 79163

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79156 and 79163.

LCM(79156,79163) = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 257¹ × 43¹ × 263¹
LCM(79156,79163) = 895175204