What is the Least Common Multiple of 78999 and 79018?

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 79018 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 79018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(78999,79018) = 1
LCM(78999,79018) = ( 78999 × 79018) / 1
LCM(78999,79018) = 6242342982 / 1
LCM(78999,79018) = 6242342982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 78999 and 79018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 78999 and 79018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 78999 and 79018.

Prime Factorization of 78999

Prime Factorization of 79018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 78999 and 79018.

LCM(78999,79018) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1549¹ × 2¹ × 39509¹
LCM(78999,79018) = 6242342982