What is the Least Common Multiple of 5877 and 5881?

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 5877 and 5881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5877 and 5881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5877,5881) = 1
LCM(5877,5881) = ( 5877 × 5881) / 1
LCM(5877,5881) = 34562637 / 1
LCM(5877,5881) = 34562637

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5877 and 5881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5877 and 5881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5877 and 5881.

Prime Factorization of 5877

Prime Factorization of 5881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5877 and 5881.

LCM(5877,5881) = 3² × 653¹ × 5881¹
LCM(5877,5881) = 34562637