What is the Least Common Multiple of 7252 and 7270?

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 7252 and 7270 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7252 and 7270, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7252,7270) = 2
LCM(7252,7270) = ( 7252 × 7270) / 2
LCM(7252,7270) = 52722040 / 2
LCM(7252,7270) = 26361020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7252 and 7270 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7252 and 7270. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7252 and 7270.

Prime Factorization of 7252

Prime Factorization of 7270

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7252 and 7270.

LCM(7252,7270) = 2² × 7² × 37¹ × 5¹ × 727¹
LCM(7252,7270) = 26361020