What is the Least Common Multiple of 7951 and 7962?

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 7951 and 7962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7951 and 7962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7951,7962) = 1
LCM(7951,7962) = ( 7951 × 7962) / 1
LCM(7951,7962) = 63305862 / 1
LCM(7951,7962) = 63305862

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7951 and 7962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7951 and 7962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7951 and 7962.

Prime Factorization of 7951

Prime Factorization of 7962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7951 and 7962.

LCM(7951,7962) = 7951¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 1327¹
LCM(7951,7962) = 63305862