What is the Least Common Multiple of 5435 and 5443?

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 5435 and 5443 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5435 and 5443, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5435,5443) = 1
LCM(5435,5443) = ( 5435 × 5443) / 1
LCM(5435,5443) = 29582705 / 1
LCM(5435,5443) = 29582705

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5435 and 5443 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5435 and 5443. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5435 and 5443.

Prime Factorization of 5435

Prime Factorization of 5443

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5435 and 5443.

LCM(5435,5443) = 5¹ × 1087¹ × 5443¹
LCM(5435,5443) = 29582705