What is the Least Common Multiple of 7148 and 7154?

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 7148 and 7154 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7148 and 7154, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7148,7154) = 2
LCM(7148,7154) = ( 7148 × 7154) / 2
LCM(7148,7154) = 51136792 / 2
LCM(7148,7154) = 25568396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7148 and 7154 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7148 and 7154. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7148 and 7154.

Prime Factorization of 7148

Prime Factorization of 7154

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7148 and 7154.

LCM(7148,7154) = 2² × 1787¹ × 7² × 73¹
LCM(7148,7154) = 25568396