What is the Least Common Multiple of 57997 and 58001?

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 57997 and 58001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 57997 and 58001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(57997,58001) = 1
LCM(57997,58001) = ( 57997 × 58001) / 1
LCM(57997,58001) = 3363883997 / 1
LCM(57997,58001) = 3363883997

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 57997 and 58001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 57997 and 58001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 57997 and 58001.

Prime Factorization of 57997

Prime Factorization of 58001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 57997 and 58001.

LCM(57997,58001) = 59¹ × 983¹ × 31¹ × 1871¹
LCM(57997,58001) = 3363883997