What is the Least Common Multiple of 79889 and 79908?

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 79889 and 79908 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79889 and 79908, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79889,79908) = 1
LCM(79889,79908) = ( 79889 × 79908) / 1
LCM(79889,79908) = 6383770212 / 1
LCM(79889,79908) = 6383770212

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79889 and 79908 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79889 and 79908. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79889 and 79908.

Prime Factorization of 79889

Prime Factorization of 79908

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79889 and 79908.

LCM(79889,79908) = 79889¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 6659¹
LCM(79889,79908) = 6383770212