What is the Least Common Multiple of 5566 and 5577?

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 5566 and 5577 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5566 and 5577, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5566,5577) = 11
LCM(5566,5577) = ( 5566 × 5577) / 11
LCM(5566,5577) = 31041582 / 11
LCM(5566,5577) = 2821962

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5566 and 5577 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5566 and 5577. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5566 and 5577.

Prime Factorization of 5566

Prime Factorization of 5577

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5566 and 5577.

LCM(5566,5577) = 2¹ × 11² × 23¹ × 3¹ × 13²
LCM(5566,5577) = 2821962