What is the Least Common Multiple of 7998 and 8006?

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 7998 and 8006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7998 and 8006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7998,8006) = 2
LCM(7998,8006) = ( 7998 × 8006) / 2
LCM(7998,8006) = 64031988 / 2
LCM(7998,8006) = 32015994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7998 and 8006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7998 and 8006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7998 and 8006.

Prime Factorization of 7998

Prime Factorization of 8006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7998 and 8006.

LCM(7998,8006) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 43¹ × 4003¹
LCM(7998,8006) = 32015994