What is the Least Common Multiple of 59211 and 59218?

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 59211 and 59218 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59211 and 59218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59211,59218) = 1
LCM(59211,59218) = ( 59211 × 59218) / 1
LCM(59211,59218) = 3506356998 / 1
LCM(59211,59218) = 3506356998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59211 and 59218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59211 and 59218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59211 and 59218.

Prime Factorization of 59211

Prime Factorization of 59218

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59211 and 59218.

LCM(59211,59218) = 3⁴ × 17¹ × 43¹ × 2¹ × 29¹ × 1021¹
LCM(59211,59218) = 3506356998