What is the Least Common Multiple of 5458 and 5464?

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 5458 and 5464 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5458 and 5464, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5458,5464) = 2
LCM(5458,5464) = ( 5458 × 5464) / 2
LCM(5458,5464) = 29822512 / 2
LCM(5458,5464) = 14911256

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5458 and 5464 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5458 and 5464. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5458 and 5464.

Prime Factorization of 5458

Prime Factorization of 5464

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5458 and 5464.

LCM(5458,5464) = 2³ × 2729¹ × 683¹
LCM(5458,5464) = 14911256