What is the Least Common Multiple of 99879 and 99891?

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 99879 and 99891 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99879 and 99891, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99879,99891) = 3
LCM(99879,99891) = ( 99879 × 99891) / 3
LCM(99879,99891) = 9977013189 / 3
LCM(99879,99891) = 3325671063

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99879 and 99891 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99879 and 99891. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99879 and 99891.

Prime Factorization of 99879

Prime Factorization of 99891

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99879 and 99891.

LCM(99879,99891) = 3² × 13² × 197¹ × 11¹ × 1009¹
LCM(99879,99891) = 3325671063