What is the Least Common Multiple of 58939 and 58958?

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 58939 and 58958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58939 and 58958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58939,58958) = 1
LCM(58939,58958) = ( 58939 × 58958) / 1
LCM(58939,58958) = 3474925562 / 1
LCM(58939,58958) = 3474925562

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58939 and 58958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58939 and 58958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58939 and 58958.

Prime Factorization of 58939

Prime Factorization of 58958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58939 and 58958.

LCM(58939,58958) = 17¹ × 3467¹ × 2¹ × 41¹ × 719¹
LCM(58939,58958) = 3474925562