What is the Least Common Multiple of 5546 and 5563?

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 5546 and 5563 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5546 and 5563, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5546,5563) = 1
LCM(5546,5563) = ( 5546 × 5563) / 1
LCM(5546,5563) = 30852398 / 1
LCM(5546,5563) = 30852398

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5546 and 5563 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5546 and 5563. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5546 and 5563.

Prime Factorization of 5546

Prime Factorization of 5563

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5546 and 5563.

LCM(5546,5563) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 59¹ × 5563¹
LCM(5546,5563) = 30852398