What is the Least Common Multiple of 79683 and 79701?

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 79683 and 79701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79683 and 79701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79683,79701) = 3
LCM(79683,79701) = ( 79683 × 79701) / 3
LCM(79683,79701) = 6350814783 / 3
LCM(79683,79701) = 2116938261

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79683 and 79701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79683 and 79701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79683 and 79701.

Prime Factorization of 79683

Prime Factorization of 79701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79683 and 79701.

LCM(79683,79701) = 3¹ × 26561¹ × 31¹ × 857¹
LCM(79683,79701) = 2116938261