What is the Least Common Multiple of 59442 and 59457?

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 59442 and 59457 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59442 and 59457, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59442,59457) = 3
LCM(59442,59457) = ( 59442 × 59457) / 3
LCM(59442,59457) = 3534242994 / 3
LCM(59442,59457) = 1178080998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59442 and 59457 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59442 and 59457. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59442 and 59457.

Prime Factorization of 59442

Prime Factorization of 59457

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59442 and 59457.

LCM(59442,59457) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 9907¹ × 19819¹
LCM(59442,59457) = 1178080998