What is the Least Common Multiple of 58227 and 58240?

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 58227 and 58240 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58227 and 58240, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58227,58240) = 13
LCM(58227,58240) = ( 58227 × 58240) / 13
LCM(58227,58240) = 3391140480 / 13
LCM(58227,58240) = 260856960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58227 and 58240 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58227 and 58240. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58227 and 58240.

Prime Factorization of 58227

Prime Factorization of 58240

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58227 and 58240.

LCM(58227,58240) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1493¹ × 2⁷ × 5¹ × 7¹
LCM(58227,58240) = 260856960