What is the Least Common Multiple of 7788 and 7796?

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 7788 and 7796 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7788 and 7796, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7788,7796) = 4
LCM(7788,7796) = ( 7788 × 7796) / 4
LCM(7788,7796) = 60715248 / 4
LCM(7788,7796) = 15178812

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7788 and 7796 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7788 and 7796. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7788 and 7796.

Prime Factorization of 7788

Prime Factorization of 7796

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7788 and 7796.

LCM(7788,7796) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 59¹ × 1949¹
LCM(7788,7796) = 15178812