What is the Least Common Multiple of 5552 and 5572?

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 5552 and 5572 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5552 and 5572, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5552,5572) = 4
LCM(5552,5572) = ( 5552 × 5572) / 4
LCM(5552,5572) = 30935744 / 4
LCM(5552,5572) = 7733936

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5552 and 5572 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5552 and 5572. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5552 and 5572.

Prime Factorization of 5552

Prime Factorization of 5572

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5552 and 5572.

LCM(5552,5572) = 2⁴ × 347¹ × 7¹ × 199¹
LCM(5552,5572) = 7733936