What is the Least Common Multiple of 5506 and 5512?

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 5506 and 5512 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5506 and 5512, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5506,5512) = 2
LCM(5506,5512) = ( 5506 × 5512) / 2
LCM(5506,5512) = 30349072 / 2
LCM(5506,5512) = 15174536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5506 and 5512 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5506 and 5512. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5506 and 5512.

Prime Factorization of 5506

Prime Factorization of 5512

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5506 and 5512.

LCM(5506,5512) = 2³ × 2753¹ × 13¹ × 53¹
LCM(5506,5512) = 15174536