What is the Least Common Multiple of 5886 and 5894?

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 5886 and 5894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5886 and 5894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5886,5894) = 2
LCM(5886,5894) = ( 5886 × 5894) / 2
LCM(5886,5894) = 34692084 / 2
LCM(5886,5894) = 17346042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5886 and 5894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5886 and 5894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5886 and 5894.

Prime Factorization of 5886

Prime Factorization of 5894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5886 and 5894.

LCM(5886,5894) = 2¹ × 3³ × 109¹ × 7¹ × 421¹
LCM(5886,5894) = 17346042