What is the Least Common Multiple of 5301 and 5313?

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 5301 and 5313 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5301 and 5313, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5301,5313) = 3
LCM(5301,5313) = ( 5301 × 5313) / 3
LCM(5301,5313) = 28164213 / 3
LCM(5301,5313) = 9388071

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5301 and 5313 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5301 and 5313. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5301 and 5313.

Prime Factorization of 5301

Prime Factorization of 5313

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5301 and 5313.

LCM(5301,5313) = 3² × 19¹ × 31¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 23¹
LCM(5301,5313) = 9388071