What is the Least Common Multiple of 5412 and 5416?

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 5412 and 5416 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5412 and 5416, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5412,5416) = 4
LCM(5412,5416) = ( 5412 × 5416) / 4
LCM(5412,5416) = 29311392 / 4
LCM(5412,5416) = 7327848

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5412 and 5416 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5412 and 5416. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5412 and 5416.

Prime Factorization of 5412

Prime Factorization of 5416

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5412 and 5416.

LCM(5412,5416) = 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 41¹ × 677¹
LCM(5412,5416) = 7327848