What is the Least Common Multiple of 583 and 589?

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 583 and 589 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 583 and 589, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(583,589) = 1
LCM(583,589) = ( 583 × 589) / 1
LCM(583,589) = 343387 / 1
LCM(583,589) = 343387

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 583 and 589 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 583 and 589. First we will calculate the prime factors of 583 and 589.

Prime Factorization of 583

Prime Factorization of 589

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 583 and 589.

LCM(583,589) = 11¹ × 53¹ × 19¹ × 31¹
LCM(583,589) = 343387