What is the Least Common Multiple of 58356 and 58372?

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 58356 and 58372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58356 and 58372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58356,58372) = 4
LCM(58356,58372) = ( 58356 × 58372) / 4
LCM(58356,58372) = 3406356432 / 4
LCM(58356,58372) = 851589108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58356 and 58372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58356 and 58372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58356 and 58372.

Prime Factorization of 58356

Prime Factorization of 58372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58356 and 58372.

LCM(58356,58372) = 2² × 3² × 1621¹ × 14593¹
LCM(58356,58372) = 851589108