What is the Least Common Multiple of 59108 and 59118?

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 59108 and 59118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59108 and 59118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59108,59118) = 2
LCM(59108,59118) = ( 59108 × 59118) / 2
LCM(59108,59118) = 3494346744 / 2
LCM(59108,59118) = 1747173372

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59108 and 59118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59108 and 59118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59108 and 59118.

Prime Factorization of 59108

Prime Factorization of 59118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59108 and 59118.

LCM(59108,59118) = 2² × 7¹ × 2111¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 167¹
LCM(59108,59118) = 1747173372