What is the Least Common Multiple of 5422 and 5434?

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 5422 and 5434 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5422 and 5434, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5422,5434) = 2
LCM(5422,5434) = ( 5422 × 5434) / 2
LCM(5422,5434) = 29463148 / 2
LCM(5422,5434) = 14731574

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5422 and 5434 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5422 and 5434. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5422 and 5434.

Prime Factorization of 5422

Prime Factorization of 5434

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5422 and 5434.

LCM(5422,5434) = 2¹ × 2711¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 19¹
LCM(5422,5434) = 14731574