What is the Least Common Multiple of 79917 and 79924?

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 79917 and 79924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79917 and 79924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79917,79924) = 1
LCM(79917,79924) = ( 79917 × 79924) / 1
LCM(79917,79924) = 6387286308 / 1
LCM(79917,79924) = 6387286308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79917 and 79924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79917 and 79924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79917 and 79924.

Prime Factorization of 79917

Prime Factorization of 79924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79917 and 79924.

LCM(79917,79924) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1567¹ × 2² × 13¹ × 29¹ × 53¹
LCM(79917,79924) = 6387286308