What is the Least Common Multiple of 59336 and 59344?

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 59336 and 59344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59336 and 59344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59336,59344) = 8
LCM(59336,59344) = ( 59336 × 59344) / 8
LCM(59336,59344) = 3521235584 / 8
LCM(59336,59344) = 440154448

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59336 and 59344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59336 and 59344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59336 and 59344.

Prime Factorization of 59336

Prime Factorization of 59344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59336 and 59344.

LCM(59336,59344) = 2⁴ × 7417¹ × 3709¹
LCM(59336,59344) = 440154448