What is the Least Common Multiple of 5901 and 5910?

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 5901 and 5910 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5901 and 5910, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5901,5910) = 3
LCM(5901,5910) = ( 5901 × 5910) / 3
LCM(5901,5910) = 34874910 / 3
LCM(5901,5910) = 11624970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5901 and 5910 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5901 and 5910. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5901 and 5910.

Prime Factorization of 5901

Prime Factorization of 5910

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5901 and 5910.

LCM(5901,5910) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 281¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 197¹
LCM(5901,5910) = 11624970