What is the Least Common Multiple of 7108 and 7116?

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 7108 and 7116 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7108 and 7116, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7108,7116) = 4
LCM(7108,7116) = ( 7108 × 7116) / 4
LCM(7108,7116) = 50580528 / 4
LCM(7108,7116) = 12645132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7108 and 7116 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7108 and 7116. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7108 and 7116.

Prime Factorization of 7108

Prime Factorization of 7116

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7108 and 7116.

LCM(7108,7116) = 2² × 1777¹ × 3¹ × 593¹
LCM(7108,7116) = 12645132