What is the Least Common Multiple of 7947 and 7957?

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 7947 and 7957 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 7957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7947,7957) = 1
LCM(7947,7957) = ( 7947 × 7957) / 1
LCM(7947,7957) = 63234279 / 1
LCM(7947,7957) = 63234279

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7947 and 7957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7947 and 7957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7947 and 7957.

Prime Factorization of 7947

Prime Factorization of 7957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7947 and 7957.

LCM(7947,7957) = 3² × 883¹ × 73¹ × 109¹
LCM(7947,7957) = 63234279