What is the Least Common Multiple of 58303 and 58317?

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 58303 and 58317 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58303 and 58317, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58303,58317) = 7
LCM(58303,58317) = ( 58303 × 58317) / 7
LCM(58303,58317) = 3400056051 / 7
LCM(58303,58317) = 485722293

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58303 and 58317 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58303 and 58317. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58303 and 58317.

Prime Factorization of 58303

Prime Factorization of 58317

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58303 and 58317.

LCM(58303,58317) = 7¹ × 8329¹ × 3¹ × 2777¹
LCM(58303,58317) = 485722293