What is the Least Common Multiple of 7369 and 7388?

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 7369 and 7388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7369 and 7388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7369,7388) = 1
LCM(7369,7388) = ( 7369 × 7388) / 1
LCM(7369,7388) = 54442172 / 1
LCM(7369,7388) = 54442172

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7369 and 7388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7369 and 7388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7369 and 7388.

Prime Factorization of 7369

Prime Factorization of 7388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7369 and 7388.

LCM(7369,7388) = 7369¹ × 2² × 1847¹
LCM(7369,7388) = 54442172