What is the Least Common Multiple of 5455 and 5468?

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 5455 and 5468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5455 and 5468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5455,5468) = 1
LCM(5455,5468) = ( 5455 × 5468) / 1
LCM(5455,5468) = 29827940 / 1
LCM(5455,5468) = 29827940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5455 and 5468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5455 and 5468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5455 and 5468.

Prime Factorization of 5455

Prime Factorization of 5468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5455 and 5468.

LCM(5455,5468) = 5¹ × 1091¹ × 2² × 1367¹
LCM(5455,5468) = 29827940