What is the Least Common Multiple of 7604 and 7616?

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 7604 and 7616 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7604 and 7616, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7604,7616) = 4
LCM(7604,7616) = ( 7604 × 7616) / 4
LCM(7604,7616) = 57912064 / 4
LCM(7604,7616) = 14478016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7604 and 7616 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7604 and 7616. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7604 and 7616.

Prime Factorization of 7604

Prime Factorization of 7616

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7604 and 7616.

LCM(7604,7616) = 2⁶ × 1901¹ × 7¹ × 17¹
LCM(7604,7616) = 14478016