What is the Least Common Multiple of 7227 and 7235?

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 7227 and 7235 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7227 and 7235, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7227,7235) = 1
LCM(7227,7235) = ( 7227 × 7235) / 1
LCM(7227,7235) = 52287345 / 1
LCM(7227,7235) = 52287345

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7227 and 7235 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7227 and 7235. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7227 and 7235.

Prime Factorization of 7227

Prime Factorization of 7235

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7227 and 7235.

LCM(7227,7235) = 3² × 11¹ × 73¹ × 5¹ × 1447¹
LCM(7227,7235) = 52287345