What is the Least Common Multiple of 6392 and 6402?

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 6392 and 6402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6392 and 6402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6392,6402) = 2
LCM(6392,6402) = ( 6392 × 6402) / 2
LCM(6392,6402) = 40921584 / 2
LCM(6392,6402) = 20460792

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6392 and 6402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6392 and 6402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6392 and 6402.

Prime Factorization of 6392

Prime Factorization of 6402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6392 and 6402.

LCM(6392,6402) = 2³ × 17¹ × 47¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 97¹
LCM(6392,6402) = 20460792