What is the Least Common Multiple of 59226 and 59241?

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 59241 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 59241, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59226,59241) = 3
LCM(59226,59241) = ( 59226 × 59241) / 3
LCM(59226,59241) = 3508607466 / 3
LCM(59226,59241) = 1169535822

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59226 and 59241 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59226 and 59241. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59226 and 59241.

Prime Factorization of 59226

Prime Factorization of 59241

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59226 and 59241.

LCM(59226,59241) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9871¹ × 7² × 13¹ × 31¹
LCM(59226,59241) = 1169535822