What is the Least Common Multiple of 7856 and 7868?

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 7868 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 7868, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7856,7868) = 4
LCM(7856,7868) = ( 7856 × 7868) / 4
LCM(7856,7868) = 61811008 / 4
LCM(7856,7868) = 15452752

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7856 and 7868 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7856 and 7868. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7856 and 7868.

Prime Factorization of 7856

Prime Factorization of 7868

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7856 and 7868.

LCM(7856,7868) = 2⁴ × 491¹ × 7¹ × 281¹
LCM(7856,7868) = 15452752