What is the Least Common Multiple of 5839 and 5844?

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 5839 and 5844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5839 and 5844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5839,5844) = 1
LCM(5839,5844) = ( 5839 × 5844) / 1
LCM(5839,5844) = 34123116 / 1
LCM(5839,5844) = 34123116

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5839 and 5844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5839 and 5844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5839 and 5844.

Prime Factorization of 5839

Prime Factorization of 5844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5839 and 5844.

LCM(5839,5844) = 5839¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 487¹
LCM(5839,5844) = 34123116