What is the Least Common Multiple of 7086 and 7098?

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 7086 and 7098 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7086 and 7098, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7086,7098) = 6
LCM(7086,7098) = ( 7086 × 7098) / 6
LCM(7086,7098) = 50296428 / 6
LCM(7086,7098) = 8382738

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7086 and 7098 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7086 and 7098. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7086 and 7098.

Prime Factorization of 7086

Prime Factorization of 7098

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7086 and 7098.

LCM(7086,7098) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1181¹ × 7¹ × 13²
LCM(7086,7098) = 8382738