What is the Least Common Multiple of 7856 and 7860?

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 7856 and 7860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7856 and 7860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7856,7860) = 4
LCM(7856,7860) = ( 7856 × 7860) / 4
LCM(7856,7860) = 61748160 / 4
LCM(7856,7860) = 15437040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7856 and 7860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7856 and 7860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7856 and 7860.

Prime Factorization of 7856

Prime Factorization of 7860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7856 and 7860.

LCM(7856,7860) = 2⁴ × 491¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 131¹
LCM(7856,7860) = 15437040