What is the Least Common Multiple of 5898 and 5907?

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 5898 and 5907 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5898 and 5907, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5898,5907) = 3
LCM(5898,5907) = ( 5898 × 5907) / 3
LCM(5898,5907) = 34839486 / 3
LCM(5898,5907) = 11613162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5898 and 5907 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5898 and 5907. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5898 and 5907.

Prime Factorization of 5898

Prime Factorization of 5907

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5898 and 5907.

LCM(5898,5907) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 983¹ × 11¹ × 179¹
LCM(5898,5907) = 11613162