What is the Least Common Multiple of 7678 and 7685?

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 7678 and 7685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7678 and 7685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7678,7685) = 1
LCM(7678,7685) = ( 7678 × 7685) / 1
LCM(7678,7685) = 59005430 / 1
LCM(7678,7685) = 59005430

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7678 and 7685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7678 and 7685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7678 and 7685.

Prime Factorization of 7678

Prime Factorization of 7685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7678 and 7685.

LCM(7678,7685) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 349¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 53¹
LCM(7678,7685) = 59005430