What is the Least Common Multiple of 7868 and 7876?

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 7868 and 7876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7868 and 7876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7868,7876) = 4
LCM(7868,7876) = ( 7868 × 7876) / 4
LCM(7868,7876) = 61968368 / 4
LCM(7868,7876) = 15492092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7868 and 7876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7868 and 7876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7868 and 7876.

Prime Factorization of 7868

Prime Factorization of 7876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7868 and 7876.

LCM(7868,7876) = 2² × 7¹ × 281¹ × 11¹ × 179¹
LCM(7868,7876) = 15492092