What is the Least Common Multiple of 5879 and 5890?

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 5879 and 5890 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5879 and 5890, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5879,5890) = 1
LCM(5879,5890) = ( 5879 × 5890) / 1
LCM(5879,5890) = 34627310 / 1
LCM(5879,5890) = 34627310

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5879 and 5890 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5879 and 5890. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5879 and 5890.

Prime Factorization of 5879

Prime Factorization of 5890

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5879 and 5890.

LCM(5879,5890) = 5879¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 31¹
LCM(5879,5890) = 34627310