What is the Least Common Multiple of 6051 and 6058?

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 6051 and 6058 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6051 and 6058, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6051,6058) = 1
LCM(6051,6058) = ( 6051 × 6058) / 1
LCM(6051,6058) = 36656958 / 1
LCM(6051,6058) = 36656958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6051 and 6058 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6051 and 6058. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6051 and 6058.

Prime Factorization of 6051

Prime Factorization of 6058

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6051 and 6058.

LCM(6051,6058) = 3¹ × 2017¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 233¹
LCM(6051,6058) = 36656958