What is the Least Common Multiple of 5878 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 5878 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 5878 and 5884, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5878,5884) = 2
LCM(5878,5884) = ( 5878 × 5884) / 2
LCM(5878,5884) = 34586152 / 2
LCM(5878,5884) = 17293076

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5878 and 5884 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5878 and 5884. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5878 and 5884.

Prime Factorization of 5878

Prime Factorization of 5884

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5878 and 5884.

LCM(5878,5884) = 2² × 2939¹ × 1471¹
LCM(5878,5884) = 17293076