What is the Least Common Multiple of 5729 and 5739?

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 5729 and 5739 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5729 and 5739, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5729,5739) = 1
LCM(5729,5739) = ( 5729 × 5739) / 1
LCM(5729,5739) = 32878731 / 1
LCM(5729,5739) = 32878731

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5729 and 5739 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5729 and 5739. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5729 and 5739.

Prime Factorization of 5729

Prime Factorization of 5739

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5729 and 5739.

LCM(5729,5739) = 17¹ × 337¹ × 3¹ × 1913¹
LCM(5729,5739) = 32878731