What is the Least Common Multiple of 7938 and 7951?

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 7938 and 7951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7938 and 7951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7938,7951) = 1
LCM(7938,7951) = ( 7938 × 7951) / 1
LCM(7938,7951) = 63115038 / 1
LCM(7938,7951) = 63115038

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7938 and 7951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7938 and 7951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7938 and 7951.

Prime Factorization of 7938

Prime Factorization of 7951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7938 and 7951.

LCM(7938,7951) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 7² × 7951¹
LCM(7938,7951) = 63115038