What is the Least Common Multiple of 5372 and 5388?

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 5372 and 5388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5372 and 5388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5372,5388) = 4
LCM(5372,5388) = ( 5372 × 5388) / 4
LCM(5372,5388) = 28944336 / 4
LCM(5372,5388) = 7236084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5372 and 5388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5372 and 5388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5372 and 5388.

Prime Factorization of 5372

Prime Factorization of 5388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5372 and 5388.

LCM(5372,5388) = 2² × 17¹ × 79¹ × 3¹ × 449¹
LCM(5372,5388) = 7236084