What is the Least Common Multiple of 7594 and 7602?

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 7594 and 7602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7594 and 7602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7594,7602) = 2
LCM(7594,7602) = ( 7594 × 7602) / 2
LCM(7594,7602) = 57729588 / 2
LCM(7594,7602) = 28864794

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7594 and 7602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7594 and 7602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7594 and 7602.

Prime Factorization of 7594

Prime Factorization of 7602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7594 and 7602.

LCM(7594,7602) = 2¹ × 3797¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 181¹
LCM(7594,7602) = 28864794