What is the Least Common Multiple of 79848 and 79857?

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 79848 and 79857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79848 and 79857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79848,79857) = 9
LCM(79848,79857) = ( 79848 × 79857) / 9
LCM(79848,79857) = 6376421736 / 9
LCM(79848,79857) = 708491304

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79848 and 79857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79848 and 79857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79848 and 79857.

Prime Factorization of 79848

Prime Factorization of 79857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79848 and 79857.

LCM(79848,79857) = 2³ × 3² × 1109¹ × 19¹ × 467¹
LCM(79848,79857) = 708491304