What is the Least Common Multiple of 58836 and 58848?

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 58848 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 58848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58836,58848) = 12
LCM(58836,58848) = ( 58836 × 58848) / 12
LCM(58836,58848) = 3462380928 / 12
LCM(58836,58848) = 288531744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58836 and 58848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58836 and 58848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58836 and 58848.

Prime Factorization of 58836

Prime Factorization of 58848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58836 and 58848.

LCM(58836,58848) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 4903¹ × 613¹
LCM(58836,58848) = 288531744