What is the Least Common Multiple of 5895 and 5912?

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 5895 and 5912 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5895 and 5912, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5895,5912) = 1
LCM(5895,5912) = ( 5895 × 5912) / 1
LCM(5895,5912) = 34851240 / 1
LCM(5895,5912) = 34851240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5895 and 5912 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5895 and 5912. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5895 and 5912.

Prime Factorization of 5895

Prime Factorization of 5912

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5895 and 5912.

LCM(5895,5912) = 3² × 5¹ × 131¹ × 2³ × 739¹
LCM(5895,5912) = 34851240