What is the Least Common Multiple of 58961 and 58977?

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 58961 and 58977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58961 and 58977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58961,58977) = 1
LCM(58961,58977) = ( 58961 × 58977) / 1
LCM(58961,58977) = 3477342897 / 1
LCM(58961,58977) = 3477342897

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58961 and 58977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58961 and 58977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58961 and 58977.

Prime Factorization of 58961

Prime Factorization of 58977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58961 and 58977.

LCM(58961,58977) = 7¹ × 8423¹ × 3² × 6553¹
LCM(58961,58977) = 3477342897