What is the Least Common Multiple of 58386 and 58402?

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 58386 and 58402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58386 and 58402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58386,58402) = 2
LCM(58386,58402) = ( 58386 × 58402) / 2
LCM(58386,58402) = 3409859172 / 2
LCM(58386,58402) = 1704929586

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58386 and 58402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58386 and 58402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58386 and 58402.

Prime Factorization of 58386

Prime Factorization of 58402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58386 and 58402.

LCM(58386,58402) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 263¹ × 29201¹
LCM(58386,58402) = 1704929586