What is the Least Common Multiple of 5483 and 5502?

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 5483 and 5502 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5483 and 5502, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5483,5502) = 1
LCM(5483,5502) = ( 5483 × 5502) / 1
LCM(5483,5502) = 30167466 / 1
LCM(5483,5502) = 30167466

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5483 and 5502 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5483 and 5502. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5483 and 5502.

Prime Factorization of 5483

Prime Factorization of 5502

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5483 and 5502.

LCM(5483,5502) = 5483¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 131¹
LCM(5483,5502) = 30167466