What is the Least Common Multiple of 58840 and 58855?

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 58840 and 58855 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58840 and 58855, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58840,58855) = 5
LCM(58840,58855) = ( 58840 × 58855) / 5
LCM(58840,58855) = 3463028200 / 5
LCM(58840,58855) = 692605640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58840 and 58855 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58840 and 58855. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58840 and 58855.

Prime Factorization of 58840

Prime Factorization of 58855

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58840 and 58855.

LCM(58840,58855) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1471¹ × 79¹ × 149¹
LCM(58840,58855) = 692605640