What is the Least Common Multiple of 58372 and 58376?

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 58372 and 58376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58372 and 58376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58372,58376) = 4
LCM(58372,58376) = ( 58372 × 58376) / 4
LCM(58372,58376) = 3407523872 / 4
LCM(58372,58376) = 851880968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58372 and 58376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58372 and 58376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58372 and 58376.

Prime Factorization of 58372

Prime Factorization of 58376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58372 and 58376.

LCM(58372,58376) = 2³ × 14593¹ × 7297¹
LCM(58372,58376) = 851880968