What is the Least Common Multiple of 5570 and 5586?

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 5570 and 5586 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5570 and 5586, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5570,5586) = 2
LCM(5570,5586) = ( 5570 × 5586) / 2
LCM(5570,5586) = 31114020 / 2
LCM(5570,5586) = 15557010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5570 and 5586 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5570 and 5586. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5570 and 5586.

Prime Factorization of 5570

Prime Factorization of 5586

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5570 and 5586.

LCM(5570,5586) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 557¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 19¹
LCM(5570,5586) = 15557010