What is the Least Common Multiple of 7969 and 7979?

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 7969 and 7979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7969 and 7979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7969,7979) = 1
LCM(7969,7979) = ( 7969 × 7979) / 1
LCM(7969,7979) = 63584651 / 1
LCM(7969,7979) = 63584651

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7969 and 7979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7969 and 7979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7969 and 7979.

Prime Factorization of 7969

Prime Factorization of 7979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7969 and 7979.

LCM(7969,7979) = 13¹ × 613¹ × 79¹ × 101¹
LCM(7969,7979) = 63584651