What is the Least Common Multiple of 59120 and 59140?

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 59120 and 59140 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59120 and 59140, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59120,59140) = 20
LCM(59120,59140) = ( 59120 × 59140) / 20
LCM(59120,59140) = 3496356800 / 20
LCM(59120,59140) = 174817840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59120 and 59140 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59120 and 59140. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59120 and 59140.

Prime Factorization of 59120

Prime Factorization of 59140

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59120 and 59140.

LCM(59120,59140) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 739¹ × 2957¹
LCM(59120,59140) = 174817840