What is the Least Common Multiple of 7997 and 8014?

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 7997 and 8014 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7997 and 8014, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7997,8014) = 1
LCM(7997,8014) = ( 7997 × 8014) / 1
LCM(7997,8014) = 64087958 / 1
LCM(7997,8014) = 64087958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7997 and 8014 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7997 and 8014. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7997 and 8014.

Prime Factorization of 7997

Prime Factorization of 8014

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7997 and 8014.

LCM(7997,8014) = 11¹ × 727¹ × 2¹ × 4007¹
LCM(7997,8014) = 64087958