What is the Least Common Multiple of 5572 and 5584?

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 5572 and 5584 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5572 and 5584, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5572,5584) = 4
LCM(5572,5584) = ( 5572 × 5584) / 4
LCM(5572,5584) = 31114048 / 4
LCM(5572,5584) = 7778512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5572 and 5584 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5572 and 5584. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5572 and 5584.

Prime Factorization of 5572

Prime Factorization of 5584

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5572 and 5584.

LCM(5572,5584) = 2⁴ × 7¹ × 199¹ × 349¹
LCM(5572,5584) = 7778512