What is the Least Common Multiple of 58318 and 58331?

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 58318 and 58331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58318 and 58331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58318,58331) = 13
LCM(58318,58331) = ( 58318 × 58331) / 13
LCM(58318,58331) = 3401747258 / 13
LCM(58318,58331) = 261672866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58318 and 58331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58318 and 58331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58318 and 58331.

Prime Factorization of 58318

Prime Factorization of 58331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58318 and 58331.

LCM(58318,58331) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2243¹ × 7¹ × 641¹
LCM(58318,58331) = 261672866