What is the Least Common Multiple of 5178 and 5188?

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 5178 and 5188 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5178 and 5188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5178,5188) = 2
LCM(5178,5188) = ( 5178 × 5188) / 2
LCM(5178,5188) = 26863464 / 2
LCM(5178,5188) = 13431732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5178 and 5188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5178 and 5188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5178 and 5188.

Prime Factorization of 5178

Prime Factorization of 5188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5178 and 5188.

LCM(5178,5188) = 2² × 3¹ × 863¹ × 1297¹
LCM(5178,5188) = 13431732