What is the Least Common Multiple of 5891 and 5899?

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 5891 and 5899 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5891 and 5899, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5891,5899) = 1
LCM(5891,5899) = ( 5891 × 5899) / 1
LCM(5891,5899) = 34751009 / 1
LCM(5891,5899) = 34751009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5891 and 5899 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5891 and 5899. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5891 and 5899.

Prime Factorization of 5891

Prime Factorization of 5899

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5891 and 5899.

LCM(5891,5899) = 43¹ × 137¹ × 17¹ × 347¹
LCM(5891,5899) = 34751009