What is the Least Common Multiple of 5817 and 5836?

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 5817 and 5836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5817 and 5836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5817,5836) = 1
LCM(5817,5836) = ( 5817 × 5836) / 1
LCM(5817,5836) = 33948012 / 1
LCM(5817,5836) = 33948012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5817 and 5836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5817 and 5836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5817 and 5836.

Prime Factorization of 5817

Prime Factorization of 5836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5817 and 5836.

LCM(5817,5836) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 277¹ × 2² × 1459¹
LCM(5817,5836) = 33948012