What is the Least Common Multiple of 5949 and 5958?

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 5949 and 5958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5949 and 5958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5949,5958) = 9
LCM(5949,5958) = ( 5949 × 5958) / 9
LCM(5949,5958) = 35444142 / 9
LCM(5949,5958) = 3938238

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5949 and 5958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5949 and 5958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5949 and 5958.

Prime Factorization of 5949

Prime Factorization of 5958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5949 and 5958.

LCM(5949,5958) = 3² × 661¹ × 2¹ × 331¹
LCM(5949,5958) = 3938238