What is the Least Common Multiple of 79863 and 79879?

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 79863 and 79879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79863 and 79879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79863,79879) = 1
LCM(79863,79879) = ( 79863 × 79879) / 1
LCM(79863,79879) = 6379376577 / 1
LCM(79863,79879) = 6379376577

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79863 and 79879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79863 and 79879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79863 and 79879.

Prime Factorization of 79863

Prime Factorization of 79879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79863 and 79879.

LCM(79863,79879) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 3803¹ × 23² × 151¹
LCM(79863,79879) = 6379376577