What is the Least Common Multiple of 7137 and 7142?

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 7137 and 7142 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7137 and 7142, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7137,7142) = 1
LCM(7137,7142) = ( 7137 × 7142) / 1
LCM(7137,7142) = 50972454 / 1
LCM(7137,7142) = 50972454

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7137 and 7142 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7137 and 7142. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7137 and 7142.

Prime Factorization of 7137

Prime Factorization of 7142

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7137 and 7142.

LCM(7137,7142) = 3² × 13¹ × 61¹ × 2¹ × 3571¹
LCM(7137,7142) = 50972454