What is the Least Common Multiple of 7074 and 7083?

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 7074 and 7083 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7074 and 7083, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7074,7083) = 9
LCM(7074,7083) = ( 7074 × 7083) / 9
LCM(7074,7083) = 50105142 / 9
LCM(7074,7083) = 5567238

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7074 and 7083 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7074 and 7083. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7074 and 7083.

Prime Factorization of 7074

Prime Factorization of 7083

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7074 and 7083.

LCM(7074,7083) = 2¹ × 3³ × 131¹ × 787¹
LCM(7074,7083) = 5567238