What is the Least Common Multiple of 7501 and 7517?

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 7501 and 7517 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7501 and 7517, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7501,7517) = 1
LCM(7501,7517) = ( 7501 × 7517) / 1
LCM(7501,7517) = 56385017 / 1
LCM(7501,7517) = 56385017

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7501 and 7517 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7501 and 7517. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7501 and 7517.

Prime Factorization of 7501

Prime Factorization of 7517

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7501 and 7517.

LCM(7501,7517) = 13¹ × 577¹ × 7517¹
LCM(7501,7517) = 56385017