What is the Least Common Multiple of 5860 and 5864?

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 5860 and 5864 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5860 and 5864, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5860,5864) = 4
LCM(5860,5864) = ( 5860 × 5864) / 4
LCM(5860,5864) = 34363040 / 4
LCM(5860,5864) = 8590760

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5860 and 5864 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5860 and 5864. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5860 and 5864.

Prime Factorization of 5860

Prime Factorization of 5864

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5860 and 5864.

LCM(5860,5864) = 2³ × 5¹ × 293¹ × 733¹
LCM(5860,5864) = 8590760