What is the Least Common Multiple of 7424 and 7428?

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 7424 and 7428 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7424 and 7428, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7424,7428) = 4
LCM(7424,7428) = ( 7424 × 7428) / 4
LCM(7424,7428) = 55145472 / 4
LCM(7424,7428) = 13786368

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7424 and 7428 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7424 and 7428. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7424 and 7428.

Prime Factorization of 7424

Prime Factorization of 7428

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7424 and 7428.

LCM(7424,7428) = 2⁸ × 29¹ × 3¹ × 619¹
LCM(7424,7428) = 13786368