What is the Least Common Multiple of 5418 and 5433?

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 5418 and 5433 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5418 and 5433, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5418,5433) = 3
LCM(5418,5433) = ( 5418 × 5433) / 3
LCM(5418,5433) = 29435994 / 3
LCM(5418,5433) = 9811998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5418 and 5433 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5418 and 5433. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5418 and 5433.

Prime Factorization of 5418

Prime Factorization of 5433

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5418 and 5433.

LCM(5418,5433) = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 43¹ × 1811¹
LCM(5418,5433) = 9811998