What is the Least Common Multiple of 79995 and 80015?

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 79995 and 80015 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79995 and 80015, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79995,80015) = 5
LCM(79995,80015) = ( 79995 × 80015) / 5
LCM(79995,80015) = 6400799925 / 5
LCM(79995,80015) = 1280159985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79995 and 80015 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79995 and 80015. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79995 and 80015.

Prime Factorization of 79995

Prime Factorization of 80015

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79995 and 80015.

LCM(79995,80015) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 5333¹ × 13¹ × 1231¹
LCM(79995,80015) = 1280159985