What is the Least Common Multiple of 5723 and 5736?

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 5723 and 5736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5723 and 5736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5723,5736) = 1
LCM(5723,5736) = ( 5723 × 5736) / 1
LCM(5723,5736) = 32827128 / 1
LCM(5723,5736) = 32827128

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5723 and 5736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5723 and 5736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5723 and 5736.

Prime Factorization of 5723

Prime Factorization of 5736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5723 and 5736.

LCM(5723,5736) = 59¹ × 97¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 239¹
LCM(5723,5736) = 32827128