What is the Least Common Multiple of 7245 and 7265?

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 7245 and 7265 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7245 and 7265, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7245,7265) = 5
LCM(7245,7265) = ( 7245 × 7265) / 5
LCM(7245,7265) = 52634925 / 5
LCM(7245,7265) = 10526985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7245 and 7265 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7245 and 7265. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7245 and 7265.

Prime Factorization of 7245

Prime Factorization of 7265

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7245 and 7265.

LCM(7245,7265) = 3² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 1453¹
LCM(7245,7265) = 10526985