What is the Least Common Multiple of 5535 and 5554?

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 5535 and 5554 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5535 and 5554, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5535,5554) = 1
LCM(5535,5554) = ( 5535 × 5554) / 1
LCM(5535,5554) = 30741390 / 1
LCM(5535,5554) = 30741390

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5535 and 5554 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5535 and 5554. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5535 and 5554.

Prime Factorization of 5535

Prime Factorization of 5554

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5535 and 5554.

LCM(5535,5554) = 3³ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 2¹ × 2777¹
LCM(5535,5554) = 30741390