What is the Least Common Multiple of 5341 and 5357?

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 5341 and 5357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5341 and 5357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5341,5357) = 1
LCM(5341,5357) = ( 5341 × 5357) / 1
LCM(5341,5357) = 28611737 / 1
LCM(5341,5357) = 28611737

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5341 and 5357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5341 and 5357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5341 and 5357.

Prime Factorization of 5341

Prime Factorization of 5357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5341 and 5357.

LCM(5341,5357) = 7² × 109¹ × 11¹ × 487¹
LCM(5341,5357) = 28611737