What is the Least Common Multiple of 5845 and 5859?

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 5845 and 5859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5845 and 5859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5845,5859) = 7
LCM(5845,5859) = ( 5845 × 5859) / 7
LCM(5845,5859) = 34245855 / 7
LCM(5845,5859) = 4892265

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5845 and 5859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5845 and 5859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5845 and 5859.

Prime Factorization of 5845

Prime Factorization of 5859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5845 and 5859.

LCM(5845,5859) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 167¹ × 3³ × 31¹
LCM(5845,5859) = 4892265