What is the Least Common Multiple of 7280 and 7290?

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 7280 and 7290 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7280 and 7290, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7280,7290) = 10
LCM(7280,7290) = ( 7280 × 7290) / 10
LCM(7280,7290) = 53071200 / 10
LCM(7280,7290) = 5307120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7280 and 7290 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7280 and 7290. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7280 and 7290.

Prime Factorization of 7280

Prime Factorization of 7290

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7280 and 7290.

LCM(7280,7290) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 3⁶
LCM(7280,7290) = 5307120