What is the Least Common Multiple of 7609 and 7626?

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 7609 and 7626 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7609 and 7626, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7609,7626) = 1
LCM(7609,7626) = ( 7609 × 7626) / 1
LCM(7609,7626) = 58026234 / 1
LCM(7609,7626) = 58026234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7609 and 7626 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7609 and 7626. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7609 and 7626.

Prime Factorization of 7609

Prime Factorization of 7626

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7609 and 7626.

LCM(7609,7626) = 7¹ × 1087¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 41¹
LCM(7609,7626) = 58026234