What is the Least Common Multiple of 5495 and 5510?

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 5495 and 5510 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5495 and 5510, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5495,5510) = 5
LCM(5495,5510) = ( 5495 × 5510) / 5
LCM(5495,5510) = 30277450 / 5
LCM(5495,5510) = 6055490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5495 and 5510 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5495 and 5510. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5495 and 5510.

Prime Factorization of 5495

Prime Factorization of 5510

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5495 and 5510.

LCM(5495,5510) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 157¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 29¹
LCM(5495,5510) = 6055490