What is the Least Common Multiple of 5610 and 5618?

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 5610 and 5618 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5610 and 5618, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5610,5618) = 2
LCM(5610,5618) = ( 5610 × 5618) / 2
LCM(5610,5618) = 31516980 / 2
LCM(5610,5618) = 15758490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5610 and 5618 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5610 and 5618. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5610 and 5618.

Prime Factorization of 5610

Prime Factorization of 5618

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5610 and 5618.

LCM(5610,5618) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 53²
LCM(5610,5618) = 15758490