What is the Least Common Multiple of 7386 and 7401?

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 7386 and 7401 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7386 and 7401, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7386,7401) = 3
LCM(7386,7401) = ( 7386 × 7401) / 3
LCM(7386,7401) = 54663786 / 3
LCM(7386,7401) = 18221262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7386 and 7401 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7386 and 7401. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7386 and 7401.

Prime Factorization of 7386

Prime Factorization of 7401

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7386 and 7401.

LCM(7386,7401) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1231¹ × 2467¹
LCM(7386,7401) = 18221262