What is the Least Common Multiple of 5520 and 5532?

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 5520 and 5532 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5520 and 5532, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5520,5532) = 12
LCM(5520,5532) = ( 5520 × 5532) / 12
LCM(5520,5532) = 30536640 / 12
LCM(5520,5532) = 2544720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5520 and 5532 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5520 and 5532. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5520 and 5532.

Prime Factorization of 5520

Prime Factorization of 5532

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5520 and 5532.

LCM(5520,5532) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 461¹
LCM(5520,5532) = 2544720