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What is the Least Common Multiple of 5952 and 5960?

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 (LCM) of 5952 and 5960 is 4434240.

LCM(5952,5960) = 4434240

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Least Common Multiple of 5952 and 5960 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5952 and 5960, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5952,5960) = 8
LCM(5952,5960) = ( 5952 × 5960) / 8
LCM(5952,5960) = 35473920 / 8
LCM(5952,5960) = 4434240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5952 and 5960 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5952 and 5960. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5952 and 5960.

Prime Factorization of 5952

Prime factors of 5952 are 2, 3, 31. Prime factorization of 5952 in exponential form is:

5952 = 26 × 31 × 311

Prime Factorization of 5960

Prime factors of 5960 are 2, 5, 149. Prime factorization of 5960 in exponential form is:

5960 = 23 × 51 × 1491

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5952 and 5960.

LCM(5952,5960) = 26 × 31 × 311 × 51 × 1491
LCM(5952,5960) = 4434240