What is the Least Common Multiple of 5446 and 5463?

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 5446 and 5463 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5446 and 5463, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5446,5463) = 1
LCM(5446,5463) = ( 5446 × 5463) / 1
LCM(5446,5463) = 29751498 / 1
LCM(5446,5463) = 29751498

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5446 and 5463 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5446 and 5463. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5446 and 5463.

Prime Factorization of 5446

Prime Factorization of 5463

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5446 and 5463.

LCM(5446,5463) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 389¹ × 3² × 607¹
LCM(5446,5463) = 29751498