What is the Least Common Multiple of 5625 and 5630?

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 5625 and 5630 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5625 and 5630, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5625,5630) = 5
LCM(5625,5630) = ( 5625 × 5630) / 5
LCM(5625,5630) = 31668750 / 5
LCM(5625,5630) = 6333750

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5625 and 5630 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5625 and 5630. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5625 and 5630.

Prime Factorization of 5625

Prime Factorization of 5630

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5625 and 5630.

LCM(5625,5630) = 3² × 5⁴ × 2¹ × 563¹
LCM(5625,5630) = 6333750