What is the Least Common Multiple of 5996 and 6000?

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 5996 and 6000 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5996 and 6000, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5996,6000) = 4
LCM(5996,6000) = ( 5996 × 6000) / 4
LCM(5996,6000) = 35976000 / 4
LCM(5996,6000) = 8994000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5996 and 6000 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5996 and 6000. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5996 and 6000.

Prime Factorization of 5996

Prime Factorization of 6000

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5996 and 6000.

LCM(5996,6000) = 2⁴ × 1499¹ × 3¹ × 5³
LCM(5996,6000) = 8994000