What is the Least Common Multiple of 7842 and 7861?

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 7842 and 7861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7842 and 7861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7842,7861) = 1
LCM(7842,7861) = ( 7842 × 7861) / 1
LCM(7842,7861) = 61645962 / 1
LCM(7842,7861) = 61645962

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7842 and 7861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7842 and 7861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7842 and 7861.

Prime Factorization of 7842

Prime Factorization of 7861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7842 and 7861.

LCM(7842,7861) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1307¹ × 7¹ × 1123¹
LCM(7842,7861) = 61645962