What is the Least Common Multiple of 58836 and 58842?

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 58836 and 58842 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58836 and 58842, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58836,58842) = 6
LCM(58836,58842) = ( 58836 × 58842) / 6
LCM(58836,58842) = 3462027912 / 6
LCM(58836,58842) = 577004652

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58836 and 58842 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58836 and 58842. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58836 and 58842.

Prime Factorization of 58836

Prime Factorization of 58842

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58836 and 58842.

LCM(58836,58842) = 2² × 3² × 4903¹ × 7¹ × 467¹
LCM(58836,58842) = 577004652