What is the Least Common Multiple of 59446 and 59463?

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 59446 and 59463 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59446 and 59463, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59446,59463) = 1
LCM(59446,59463) = ( 59446 × 59463) / 1
LCM(59446,59463) = 3534837498 / 1
LCM(59446,59463) = 3534837498

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59446 and 59463 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59446 and 59463. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59446 and 59463.

Prime Factorization of 59446

Prime Factorization of 59463

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59446 and 59463.

LCM(59446,59463) = 2¹ × 29723¹ × 3² × 6607¹
LCM(59446,59463) = 3534837498