What is the Least Common Multiple of 7447 and 7452?

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 7447 and 7452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7447 and 7452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7447,7452) = 1
LCM(7447,7452) = ( 7447 × 7452) / 1
LCM(7447,7452) = 55495044 / 1
LCM(7447,7452) = 55495044

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7447 and 7452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7447 and 7452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7447 and 7452.

Prime Factorization of 7447

Prime Factorization of 7452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7447 and 7452.

LCM(7447,7452) = 11¹ × 677¹ × 2² × 3⁴ × 23¹
LCM(7447,7452) = 55495044