What is the Least Common Multiple of 57966 and 57979?

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 57966 and 57979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57966 and 57979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57966,57979) = 1
LCM(57966,57979) = ( 57966 × 57979) / 1
LCM(57966,57979) = 3360810714 / 1
LCM(57966,57979) = 3360810714

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57966 and 57979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57966 and 57979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57966 and 57979.

Prime Factorization of 57966

Prime Factorization of 57979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57966 and 57979.

LCM(57966,57979) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9661¹ × 37¹ × 1567¹
LCM(57966,57979) = 3360810714