What is the Least Common Multiple of 79977 and 79991?

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 79977 and 79991 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79977 and 79991, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79977,79991) = 1
LCM(79977,79991) = ( 79977 × 79991) / 1
LCM(79977,79991) = 6397440207 / 1
LCM(79977,79991) = 6397440207

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79977 and 79991 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79977 and 79991. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79977 and 79991.

Prime Factorization of 79977

Prime Factorization of 79991

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79977 and 79991.

LCM(79977,79991) = 3¹ × 53¹ × 503¹ × 41¹ × 1951¹
LCM(79977,79991) = 6397440207