What is the Least Common Multiple of 5846 and 5852?

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 5846 and 5852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5846 and 5852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5846,5852) = 2
LCM(5846,5852) = ( 5846 × 5852) / 2
LCM(5846,5852) = 34210792 / 2
LCM(5846,5852) = 17105396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5846 and 5852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5846 and 5852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5846 and 5852.

Prime Factorization of 5846

Prime Factorization of 5852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5846 and 5852.

LCM(5846,5852) = 2² × 37¹ × 79¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 19¹
LCM(5846,5852) = 17105396