What is the Least Common Multiple of 5491 and 5496?

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 5491 and 5496 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5491 and 5496, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5491,5496) = 1
LCM(5491,5496) = ( 5491 × 5496) / 1
LCM(5491,5496) = 30178536 / 1
LCM(5491,5496) = 30178536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5491 and 5496 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5491 and 5496. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5491 and 5496.

Prime Factorization of 5491

Prime Factorization of 5496

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5491 and 5496.

LCM(5491,5496) = 17² × 19¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 229¹
LCM(5491,5496) = 30178536