What is the Least Common Multiple of 7356 and 7364?

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 7356 and 7364 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7356 and 7364, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7356,7364) = 4
LCM(7356,7364) = ( 7356 × 7364) / 4
LCM(7356,7364) = 54169584 / 4
LCM(7356,7364) = 13542396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7356 and 7364 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7356 and 7364. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7356 and 7364.

Prime Factorization of 7356

Prime Factorization of 7364

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7356 and 7364.

LCM(7356,7364) = 2² × 3¹ × 613¹ × 7¹ × 263¹
LCM(7356,7364) = 13542396