What is the Least Common Multiple of 59298 and 59302?

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 59298 and 59302 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59298 and 59302, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59298,59302) = 2
LCM(59298,59302) = ( 59298 × 59302) / 2
LCM(59298,59302) = 3516489996 / 2
LCM(59298,59302) = 1758244998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59298 and 59302 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59298 and 59302. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59298 and 59302.

Prime Factorization of 59298

Prime Factorization of 59302

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59298 and 59302.

LCM(59298,59302) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9883¹ × 149¹ × 199¹
LCM(59298,59302) = 1758244998