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What is the Least Common Multiple of 6540 and 6550?

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 6540 and 6550 is 4283700.

LCM(6540,6550) = 4283700

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Least Common Multiple of 6540 and 6550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6540 and 6550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6540,6550) = 10
LCM(6540,6550) = ( 6540 × 6550) / 10
LCM(6540,6550) = 42837000 / 10
LCM(6540,6550) = 4283700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6540 and 6550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6540 and 6550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6540 and 6550.

Prime Factorization of 6540

Prime factors of 6540 are 2, 3, 5, 109. Prime factorization of 6540 in exponential form is:

6540 = 22 × 31 × 51 × 1091

Prime Factorization of 6550

Prime factors of 6550 are 2, 5, 131. Prime factorization of 6550 in exponential form is:

6550 = 21 × 52 × 1311

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6540 and 6550.

LCM(6540,6550) = 22 × 31 × 52 × 1091 × 1311
LCM(6540,6550) = 4283700