What is the Least Common Multiple of 58988 and 59003?

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 58988 and 59003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58988 and 59003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58988,59003) = 1
LCM(58988,59003) = ( 58988 × 59003) / 1
LCM(58988,59003) = 3480468964 / 1
LCM(58988,59003) = 3480468964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58988 and 59003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58988 and 59003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58988 and 59003.

Prime Factorization of 58988

Prime Factorization of 59003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58988 and 59003.

LCM(58988,59003) = 2² × 14747¹ × 7¹ × 8429¹
LCM(58988,59003) = 3480468964