What is the Least Common Multiple of 5931 and 5937?

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 5931 and 5937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5931 and 5937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5931,5937) = 3
LCM(5931,5937) = ( 5931 × 5937) / 3
LCM(5931,5937) = 35212347 / 3
LCM(5931,5937) = 11737449

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5931 and 5937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5931 and 5937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5931 and 5937.

Prime Factorization of 5931

Prime Factorization of 5937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5931 and 5937.

LCM(5931,5937) = 3² × 659¹ × 1979¹
LCM(5931,5937) = 11737449