What is the Least Common Multiple of 7963 and 7974?

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 7963 and 7974 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7963 and 7974, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7963,7974) = 1
LCM(7963,7974) = ( 7963 × 7974) / 1
LCM(7963,7974) = 63496962 / 1
LCM(7963,7974) = 63496962

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7963 and 7974 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7963 and 7974. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7963 and 7974.

Prime Factorization of 7963

Prime Factorization of 7974

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7963 and 7974.

LCM(7963,7974) = 7963¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 443¹
LCM(7963,7974) = 63496962