What is the Least Common Multiple of 58820 and 58837?

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 58820 and 58837 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58820 and 58837, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58820,58837) = 17
LCM(58820,58837) = ( 58820 × 58837) / 17
LCM(58820,58837) = 3460792340 / 17
LCM(58820,58837) = 203576020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58820 and 58837 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58820 and 58837. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58820 and 58837.

Prime Factorization of 58820

Prime Factorization of 58837

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58820 and 58837.

LCM(58820,58837) = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 173¹ × 3461¹
LCM(58820,58837) = 203576020