What is the Least Common Multiple of 5732 and 5752?

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 5732 and 5752 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5732 and 5752, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5732,5752) = 4
LCM(5732,5752) = ( 5732 × 5752) / 4
LCM(5732,5752) = 32970464 / 4
LCM(5732,5752) = 8242616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5732 and 5752 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5732 and 5752. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5732 and 5752.

Prime Factorization of 5732

Prime Factorization of 5752

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5732 and 5752.

LCM(5732,5752) = 2³ × 1433¹ × 719¹
LCM(5732,5752) = 8242616