What is the Least Common Multiple of 10079 and 10087?

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 10079 and 10087 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10079 and 10087, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10079,10087) = 1
LCM(10079,10087) = ( 10079 × 10087) / 1
LCM(10079,10087) = 101666873 / 1
LCM(10079,10087) = 101666873

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10079 and 10087 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10079 and 10087. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10079 and 10087.

Prime Factorization of 10079

Prime Factorization of 10087

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10079 and 10087.

LCM(10079,10087) = 10079¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 131¹
LCM(10079,10087) = 101666873