What is the Least Common Multiple of 79491 and 79503?

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 79491 and 79503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79491 and 79503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79491,79503) = 3
LCM(79491,79503) = ( 79491 × 79503) / 3
LCM(79491,79503) = 6319772973 / 3
LCM(79491,79503) = 2106590991

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79491 and 79503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79491 and 79503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79491 and 79503.

Prime Factorization of 79491

Prime Factorization of 79503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79491 and 79503.

LCM(79491,79503) = 3¹ × 26497¹ × 26501¹
LCM(79491,79503) = 2106590991