What is the Least Common Multiple of 5871 and 5884?

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 5871 and 5884 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5871 and 5884, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5871,5884) = 1
LCM(5871,5884) = ( 5871 × 5884) / 1
LCM(5871,5884) = 34544964 / 1
LCM(5871,5884) = 34544964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5871 and 5884 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5871 and 5884. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5871 and 5884.

Prime Factorization of 5871

Prime Factorization of 5884

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5871 and 5884.

LCM(5871,5884) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 103¹ × 2² × 1471¹
LCM(5871,5884) = 34544964