What is the Least Common Multiple of 7948 and 7967?

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 7948 and 7967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7948 and 7967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7948,7967) = 1
LCM(7948,7967) = ( 7948 × 7967) / 1
LCM(7948,7967) = 63321716 / 1
LCM(7948,7967) = 63321716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7948 and 7967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7948 and 7967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7948 and 7967.

Prime Factorization of 7948

Prime Factorization of 7967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7948 and 7967.

LCM(7948,7967) = 2² × 1987¹ × 31¹ × 257¹
LCM(7948,7967) = 63321716