What is the Least Common Multiple of 58994 and 59000?

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 58994 and 59000 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 58994 and 59000, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(58994,59000) = 2
LCM(58994,59000) = ( 58994 × 59000) / 2
LCM(58994,59000) = 3480646000 / 2
LCM(58994,59000) = 1740323000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 58994 and 59000 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 58994 and 59000. First we will calculate the prime factors of 58994 and 59000.

Prime Factorization of 58994

Prime Factorization of 59000

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 58994 and 59000.

LCM(58994,59000) = 2³ × 13¹ × 2269¹ × 5³ × 59¹
LCM(58994,59000) = 1740323000