What is the Least Common Multiple of 7500 and 7516?

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 7500 and 7516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7500 and 7516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7500,7516) = 4
LCM(7500,7516) = ( 7500 × 7516) / 4
LCM(7500,7516) = 56370000 / 4
LCM(7500,7516) = 14092500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7500 and 7516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7500 and 7516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7500 and 7516.

Prime Factorization of 7500

Prime Factorization of 7516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7500 and 7516.

LCM(7500,7516) = 2² × 3¹ × 5⁴ × 1879¹
LCM(7500,7516) = 14092500