What is the Least Common Multiple of 5963 and 5979?

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 5963 and 5979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5963 and 5979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5963,5979) = 1
LCM(5963,5979) = ( 5963 × 5979) / 1
LCM(5963,5979) = 35652777 / 1
LCM(5963,5979) = 35652777

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5963 and 5979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5963 and 5979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5963 and 5979.

Prime Factorization of 5963

Prime Factorization of 5979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5963 and 5979.

LCM(5963,5979) = 67¹ × 89¹ × 3¹ × 1993¹
LCM(5963,5979) = 35652777