What is the Least Common Multiple of 79887 and 79899?

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 79887 and 79899 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79887 and 79899, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79887,79899) = 3
LCM(79887,79899) = ( 79887 × 79899) / 3
LCM(79887,79899) = 6382891413 / 3
LCM(79887,79899) = 2127630471

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79887 and 79899 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79887 and 79899. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79887 and 79899.

Prime Factorization of 79887

Prime Factorization of 79899

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79887 and 79899.

LCM(79887,79899) = 3¹ × 31¹ × 859¹ × 26633¹
LCM(79887,79899) = 2127630471