What is the Least Common Multiple of 79989 and 79997?

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 79989 and 79997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79989 and 79997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79989,79997) = 1
LCM(79989,79997) = ( 79989 × 79997) / 1
LCM(79989,79997) = 6398880033 / 1
LCM(79989,79997) = 6398880033

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79989 and 79997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79989 and 79997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79989 and 79997.

Prime Factorization of 79989

Prime Factorization of 79997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79989 and 79997.

LCM(79989,79997) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 293¹ × 79997¹
LCM(79989,79997) = 6398880033