What is the Least Common Multiple of 7576 and 7588?

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 7576 and 7588 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7576 and 7588, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7576,7588) = 4
LCM(7576,7588) = ( 7576 × 7588) / 4
LCM(7576,7588) = 57486688 / 4
LCM(7576,7588) = 14371672

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7576 and 7588 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7576 and 7588. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7576 and 7588.

Prime Factorization of 7576

Prime Factorization of 7588

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7576 and 7588.

LCM(7576,7588) = 2³ × 947¹ × 7¹ × 271¹
LCM(7576,7588) = 14371672