What is the Least Common Multiple of 5267 and 5286?

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 5267 and 5286 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5267 and 5286, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5267,5286) = 1
LCM(5267,5286) = ( 5267 × 5286) / 1
LCM(5267,5286) = 27841362 / 1
LCM(5267,5286) = 27841362

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5267 and 5286 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5267 and 5286. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5267 and 5286.

Prime Factorization of 5267

Prime Factorization of 5286

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5267 and 5286.

LCM(5267,5286) = 23¹ × 229¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 881¹
LCM(5267,5286) = 27841362