What is the Least Common Multiple of 7068 and 7086?

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 7068 and 7086 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7068 and 7086, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7068,7086) = 6
LCM(7068,7086) = ( 7068 × 7086) / 6
LCM(7068,7086) = 50083848 / 6
LCM(7068,7086) = 8347308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7068 and 7086 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7068 and 7086. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7068 and 7086.

Prime Factorization of 7068

Prime Factorization of 7086

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7068 and 7086.

LCM(7068,7086) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 31¹ × 1181¹
LCM(7068,7086) = 8347308