What is the Least Common Multiple of 5974 and 5988?

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 5974 and 5988 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5974 and 5988, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5974,5988) = 2
LCM(5974,5988) = ( 5974 × 5988) / 2
LCM(5974,5988) = 35772312 / 2
LCM(5974,5988) = 17886156

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5974 and 5988 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5974 and 5988. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5974 and 5988.

Prime Factorization of 5974

Prime Factorization of 5988

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5974 and 5988.

LCM(5974,5988) = 2² × 29¹ × 103¹ × 3¹ × 499¹
LCM(5974,5988) = 17886156