What is the Least Common Multiple of 5343 and 5360?

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 5343 and 5360 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5343 and 5360, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5343,5360) = 1
LCM(5343,5360) = ( 5343 × 5360) / 1
LCM(5343,5360) = 28638480 / 1
LCM(5343,5360) = 28638480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5343 and 5360 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5343 and 5360. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5343 and 5360.

Prime Factorization of 5343

Prime Factorization of 5360

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5343 and 5360.

LCM(5343,5360) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 137¹ × 2⁴ × 5¹ × 67¹
LCM(5343,5360) = 28638480