What is the Least Common Multiple of 58981 and 58985?

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 58981 and 58985 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58981 and 58985, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58981,58985) = 1
LCM(58981,58985) = ( 58981 × 58985) / 1
LCM(58981,58985) = 3478994285 / 1
LCM(58981,58985) = 3478994285

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58981 and 58985 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58981 and 58985. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58981 and 58985.

Prime Factorization of 58981

Prime Factorization of 58985

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58981 and 58985.

LCM(58981,58985) = 13² × 349¹ × 5¹ × 47¹ × 251¹
LCM(58981,58985) = 3478994285