What is the Least Common Multiple of 6895 and 6902?

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 6895 and 6902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6895 and 6902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6895,6902) = 7
LCM(6895,6902) = ( 6895 × 6902) / 7
LCM(6895,6902) = 47589290 / 7
LCM(6895,6902) = 6798470

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6895 and 6902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6895 and 6902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6895 and 6902.

Prime Factorization of 6895

Prime Factorization of 6902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6895 and 6902.

LCM(6895,6902) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 197¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 29¹
LCM(6895,6902) = 6798470