What is the Least Common Multiple of 5536 and 5548?

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 5536 and 5548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5536 and 5548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5536,5548) = 4
LCM(5536,5548) = ( 5536 × 5548) / 4
LCM(5536,5548) = 30713728 / 4
LCM(5536,5548) = 7678432

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5536 and 5548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5536 and 5548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5536 and 5548.

Prime Factorization of 5536

Prime Factorization of 5548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5536 and 5548.

LCM(5536,5548) = 2⁵ × 173¹ × 19¹ × 73¹
LCM(5536,5548) = 7678432