What is the Least Common Multiple of 59178 and 59198?

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 59198 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 59198, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59178,59198) = 2
LCM(59178,59198) = ( 59178 × 59198) / 2
LCM(59178,59198) = 3503219244 / 2
LCM(59178,59198) = 1751609622

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59178 and 59198 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59178 and 59198. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59178 and 59198.

Prime Factorization of 59178

Prime Factorization of 59198

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59178 and 59198.

LCM(59178,59198) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1409¹ × 29599¹
LCM(59178,59198) = 1751609622