What is the Least Common Multiple of 7520 and 7532?

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 7520 and 7532 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7520 and 7532, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7520,7532) = 4
LCM(7520,7532) = ( 7520 × 7532) / 4
LCM(7520,7532) = 56640640 / 4
LCM(7520,7532) = 14160160

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7520 and 7532 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7520 and 7532. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7520 and 7532.

Prime Factorization of 7520

Prime Factorization of 7532

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7520 and 7532.

LCM(7520,7532) = 2⁵ × 5¹ × 47¹ × 7¹ × 269¹
LCM(7520,7532) = 14160160