What is the Least Common Multiple of 5980 and 5999?

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 5980 and 5999 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5980 and 5999, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5980,5999) = 1
LCM(5980,5999) = ( 5980 × 5999) / 1
LCM(5980,5999) = 35874020 / 1
LCM(5980,5999) = 35874020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5980 and 5999 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5980 and 5999. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5980 and 5999.

Prime Factorization of 5980

Prime Factorization of 5999

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5980 and 5999.

LCM(5980,5999) = 2² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 7¹ × 857¹
LCM(5980,5999) = 35874020