What is the Least Common Multiple of 5835 and 5847?

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 5835 and 5847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5835 and 5847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5835,5847) = 3
LCM(5835,5847) = ( 5835 × 5847) / 3
LCM(5835,5847) = 34117245 / 3
LCM(5835,5847) = 11372415

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5835 and 5847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5835 and 5847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5835 and 5847.

Prime Factorization of 5835

Prime Factorization of 5847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5835 and 5847.

LCM(5835,5847) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 389¹ × 1949¹
LCM(5835,5847) = 11372415