What is the Least Common Multiple of 7562 and 7581?

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 7562 and 7581 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7562 and 7581, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7562,7581) = 19
LCM(7562,7581) = ( 7562 × 7581) / 19
LCM(7562,7581) = 57327522 / 19
LCM(7562,7581) = 3017238

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7562 and 7581 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7562 and 7581. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7562 and 7581.

Prime Factorization of 7562

Prime Factorization of 7581

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7562 and 7581.

LCM(7562,7581) = 2¹ × 19² × 199¹ × 3¹ × 7¹
LCM(7562,7581) = 3017238