What is the Least Common Multiple of 59226 and 59237?

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 59226 and 59237 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59226 and 59237, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59226,59237) = 1
LCM(59226,59237) = ( 59226 × 59237) / 1
LCM(59226,59237) = 3508370562 / 1
LCM(59226,59237) = 3508370562

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59226 and 59237 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59226 and 59237. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59226 and 59237.

Prime Factorization of 59226

Prime Factorization of 59237

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59226 and 59237.

LCM(59226,59237) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9871¹ × 37¹ × 1601¹
LCM(59226,59237) = 3508370562