What is the Least Common Multiple of 7020 and 7033?

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 7020 and 7033 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 7020 and 7033, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(7020,7033) = 13
LCM(7020,7033) = ( 7020 × 7033) / 13
LCM(7020,7033) = 49371660 / 13
LCM(7020,7033) = 3797820

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 7020 and 7033 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 7020 and 7033. First we will calculate the prime factors of 7020 and 7033.

Prime Factorization of 7020

Prime Factorization of 7033

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 7020 and 7033.

LCM(7020,7033) = 2² × 3³ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 541¹
LCM(7020,7033) = 3797820