What is the Least Common Multiple of 79850 and 79867?

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 79850 and 79867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79850 and 79867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79850,79867) = 1
LCM(79850,79867) = ( 79850 × 79867) / 1
LCM(79850,79867) = 6377379950 / 1
LCM(79850,79867) = 6377379950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79850 and 79867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79850 and 79867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79850 and 79867.

Prime Factorization of 79850

Prime Factorization of 79867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79850 and 79867.

LCM(79850,79867) = 2¹ × 5² × 1597¹ × 79867¹
LCM(79850,79867) = 6377379950