What is the Least Common Multiple of 63959 and 63979?

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 63959 and 63979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63959 and 63979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63959,63979) = 1
LCM(63959,63979) = ( 63959 × 63979) / 1
LCM(63959,63979) = 4092032861 / 1
LCM(63959,63979) = 4092032861

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63959 and 63979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63959 and 63979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63959 and 63979.

Prime Factorization of 63959

Prime Factorization of 63979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63959 and 63979.

LCM(63959,63979) = 7¹ × 9137¹ × 137¹ × 467¹
LCM(63959,63979) = 4092032861