What is the Least Common Multiple of 5740 and 5751?

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 5740 and 5751 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5740 and 5751, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5740,5751) = 1
LCM(5740,5751) = ( 5740 × 5751) / 1
LCM(5740,5751) = 33010740 / 1
LCM(5740,5751) = 33010740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5740 and 5751 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5740 and 5751. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5740 and 5751.

Prime Factorization of 5740

Prime Factorization of 5751

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5740 and 5751.

LCM(5740,5751) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 41¹ × 3⁴ × 71¹
LCM(5740,5751) = 33010740