What is the Least Common Multiple of 5870 and 5885?

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 5870 and 5885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5870 and 5885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5870,5885) = 5
LCM(5870,5885) = ( 5870 × 5885) / 5
LCM(5870,5885) = 34544950 / 5
LCM(5870,5885) = 6908990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5870 and 5885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5870 and 5885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5870 and 5885.

Prime Factorization of 5870

Prime Factorization of 5885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5870 and 5885.

LCM(5870,5885) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 587¹ × 11¹ × 107¹
LCM(5870,5885) = 6908990