What is the Least Common Multiple of 99965 and 99979?

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 99965 and 99979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 99965 and 99979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(99965,99979) = 1
LCM(99965,99979) = ( 99965 × 99979) / 1
LCM(99965,99979) = 9994400735 / 1
LCM(99965,99979) = 9994400735

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 99965 and 99979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 99965 and 99979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 99965 and 99979.

Prime Factorization of 99965

Prime Factorization of 99979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 99965 and 99979.

LCM(99965,99979) = 5¹ × 19993¹ × 11¹ × 61¹ × 149¹
LCM(99965,99979) = 9994400735