What is the Least Common Multiple of 59304 and 59320?

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 59304 and 59320 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59304 and 59320, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59304,59320) = 8
LCM(59304,59320) = ( 59304 × 59320) / 8
LCM(59304,59320) = 3517913280 / 8
LCM(59304,59320) = 439739160

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59304 and 59320 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59304 and 59320. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59304 and 59320.

Prime Factorization of 59304

Prime Factorization of 59320

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59304 and 59320.

LCM(59304,59320) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 353¹ × 5¹ × 1483¹
LCM(59304,59320) = 439739160