What is the Least Common Multiple of 5843 and 5862?

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 5843 and 5862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5843 and 5862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5843,5862) = 1
LCM(5843,5862) = ( 5843 × 5862) / 1
LCM(5843,5862) = 34251666 / 1
LCM(5843,5862) = 34251666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5843 and 5862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5843 and 5862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5843 and 5862.

Prime Factorization of 5843

Prime Factorization of 5862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5843 and 5862.

LCM(5843,5862) = 5843¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 977¹
LCM(5843,5862) = 34251666