What is the Least Common Multiple of 7942 and 7953?

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 7942 and 7953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7942 and 7953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7942,7953) = 11
LCM(7942,7953) = ( 7942 × 7953) / 11
LCM(7942,7953) = 63162726 / 11
LCM(7942,7953) = 5742066

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7942 and 7953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7942 and 7953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7942 and 7953.

Prime Factorization of 7942

Prime Factorization of 7953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7942 and 7953.

LCM(7942,7953) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 19² × 3¹ × 241¹
LCM(7942,7953) = 5742066