What is the Least Common Multiple of 59318 and 59337?

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 59318 and 59337 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59318 and 59337, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59318,59337) = 19
LCM(59318,59337) = ( 59318 × 59337) / 19
LCM(59318,59337) = 3519752166 / 19
LCM(59318,59337) = 185250114

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59318 and 59337 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59318 and 59337. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59318 and 59337.

Prime Factorization of 59318

Prime Factorization of 59337

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59318 and 59337.

LCM(59318,59337) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 223¹ × 3² × 347¹
LCM(59318,59337) = 185250114