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What is the Least Common Multiple of 7947 and 7956?

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 (LCM) of 7947 and 7956 is 7025148.

LCM(7947,7956) = 7025148

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Least Common Multiple of 7947 and 7956 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7947 and 7956, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7947,7956) = 9
LCM(7947,7956) = ( 7947 × 7956) / 9
LCM(7947,7956) = 63226332 / 9
LCM(7947,7956) = 7025148

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7947 and 7956 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7947 and 7956. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7947 and 7956.

Prime Factorization of 7947

Prime factors of 7947 are 3, 883. Prime factorization of 7947 in exponential form is:

7947 = 32 × 8831

Prime Factorization of 7956

Prime factors of 7956 are 2, 3, 13, 17. Prime factorization of 7956 in exponential form is:

7956 = 22 × 32 × 131 × 171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7947 and 7956.

LCM(7947,7956) = 32 × 8831 × 22 × 131 × 171
LCM(7947,7956) = 7025148