What is the Least Common Multiple of 7872 and 7886?

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 7872 and 7886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7872 and 7886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7872,7886) = 2
LCM(7872,7886) = ( 7872 × 7886) / 2
LCM(7872,7886) = 62078592 / 2
LCM(7872,7886) = 31039296

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7872 and 7886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7872 and 7886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7872 and 7886.

Prime Factorization of 7872

Prime Factorization of 7886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7872 and 7886.

LCM(7872,7886) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 3943¹
LCM(7872,7886) = 31039296