What is the Least Common Multiple of 59178 and 59188?

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 59178 and 59188 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59178 and 59188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59178,59188) = 2
LCM(59178,59188) = ( 59178 × 59188) / 2
LCM(59178,59188) = 3502627464 / 2
LCM(59178,59188) = 1751313732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59178 and 59188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59178 and 59188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59178 and 59188.

Prime Factorization of 59178

Prime Factorization of 59188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59178 and 59188.

LCM(59178,59188) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1409¹ × 14797¹
LCM(59178,59188) = 1751313732