What is the Least Common Multiple of 79957 and 79963?

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 79957 and 79963 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79957 and 79963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79957,79963) = 1
LCM(79957,79963) = ( 79957 × 79963) / 1
LCM(79957,79963) = 6393601591 / 1
LCM(79957,79963) = 6393601591

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79957 and 79963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79957 and 79963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79957 and 79963.

Prime Factorization of 79957

Prime Factorization of 79963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79957 and 79963.

LCM(79957,79963) = 37¹ × 2161¹ × 13¹ × 6151¹
LCM(79957,79963) = 6393601591