What is the Least Common Multiple of 7887 and 7899?

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 7887 and 7899 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7887 and 7899, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7887,7899) = 3
LCM(7887,7899) = ( 7887 × 7899) / 3
LCM(7887,7899) = 62299413 / 3
LCM(7887,7899) = 20766471

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7887 and 7899 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7887 and 7899. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7887 and 7899.

Prime Factorization of 7887

Prime Factorization of 7899

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7887 and 7899.

LCM(7887,7899) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 239¹ × 2633¹
LCM(7887,7899) = 20766471