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What is the Least Common Multiple of 5648 and 5660?

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 (LCM) of 5648 and 5660 is 7991920.

LCM(5648,5660) = 7991920

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Least Common Multiple of 5648 and 5660 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5648 and 5660, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5648,5660) = 4
LCM(5648,5660) = ( 5648 × 5660) / 4
LCM(5648,5660) = 31967680 / 4
LCM(5648,5660) = 7991920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5648 and 5660 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5648 and 5660. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5648 and 5660.

Prime Factorization of 5648

Prime factors of 5648 are 2, 353. Prime factorization of 5648 in exponential form is:

5648 = 24 × 3531

Prime Factorization of 5660

Prime factors of 5660 are 2, 5, 283. Prime factorization of 5660 in exponential form is:

5660 = 22 × 51 × 2831

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5648 and 5660.

LCM(5648,5660) = 24 × 3531 × 51 × 2831
LCM(5648,5660) = 7991920