What is the Least Common Multiple of 78999 and 79011?

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 78999 and 79011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 78999 and 79011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78999,79011) = 3
LCM(78999,79011) = ( 78999 × 79011) / 3
LCM(78999,79011) = 6241789989 / 3
LCM(78999,79011) = 2080596663

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78999 and 79011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78999 and 79011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78999 and 79011.

Prime Factorization of 78999

Prime Factorization of 79011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78999 and 79011.

LCM(78999,79011) = 3² × 17¹ × 1549¹ × 8779¹
LCM(78999,79011) = 2080596663