What is the Least Common Multiple of 59988 and 60001?

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 59988 and 60001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59988 and 60001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59988,60001) = 1
LCM(59988,60001) = ( 59988 × 60001) / 1
LCM(59988,60001) = 3599339988 / 1
LCM(59988,60001) = 3599339988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59988 and 60001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59988 and 60001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59988 and 60001.

Prime Factorization of 59988

Prime Factorization of 60001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59988 and 60001.

LCM(59988,60001) = 2² × 3¹ × 4999¹ × 29¹ × 2069¹
LCM(59988,60001) = 3599339988