What is the Least Common Multiple of 5830 and 5846?

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 5830 and 5846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5830 and 5846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5830,5846) = 2
LCM(5830,5846) = ( 5830 × 5846) / 2
LCM(5830,5846) = 34082180 / 2
LCM(5830,5846) = 17041090

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5830 and 5846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5830 and 5846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5830 and 5846.

Prime Factorization of 5830

Prime Factorization of 5846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5830 and 5846.

LCM(5830,5846) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 53¹ × 37¹ × 79¹
LCM(5830,5846) = 17041090