What is the Least Common Multiple of 5356 and 5369?

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 5356 and 5369 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5356 and 5369, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5356,5369) = 13
LCM(5356,5369) = ( 5356 × 5369) / 13
LCM(5356,5369) = 28756364 / 13
LCM(5356,5369) = 2212028

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5356 and 5369 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5356 and 5369. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5356 and 5369.

Prime Factorization of 5356

Prime Factorization of 5369

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5356 and 5369.

LCM(5356,5369) = 2² × 13¹ × 103¹ × 7¹ × 59¹
LCM(5356,5369) = 2212028