What is the Least Common Multiple of 6001 and 6018?

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 6001 and 6018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6001 and 6018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6001,6018) = 17
LCM(6001,6018) = ( 6001 × 6018) / 17
LCM(6001,6018) = 36114018 / 17
LCM(6001,6018) = 2124354

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6001 and 6018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6001 and 6018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6001 and 6018.

Prime Factorization of 6001

Prime Factorization of 6018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6001 and 6018.

LCM(6001,6018) = 17¹ × 353¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 59¹
LCM(6001,6018) = 2124354