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What is the Least Common Multiple of 5859 and 5868?

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 (LCM) of 5859 and 5868 is 3820068.

LCM(5859,5868) = 3820068

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Least Common Multiple of 5859 and 5868 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5859 and 5868, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5859,5868) = 9
LCM(5859,5868) = ( 5859 × 5868) / 9
LCM(5859,5868) = 34380612 / 9
LCM(5859,5868) = 3820068

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5859 and 5868 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5859 and 5868. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5859 and 5868.

Prime Factorization of 5859

Prime factors of 5859 are 3, 7, 31. Prime factorization of 5859 in exponential form is:

5859 = 33 × 71 × 311

Prime Factorization of 5868

Prime factors of 5868 are 2, 3, 163. Prime factorization of 5868 in exponential form is:

5868 = 22 × 32 × 1631

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5859 and 5868.

LCM(5859,5868) = 33 × 71 × 311 × 22 × 1631
LCM(5859,5868) = 3820068