What is the Least Common Multiple of 59460 and 59476?

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 59460 and 59476 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59460 and 59476, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59460,59476) = 4
LCM(59460,59476) = ( 59460 × 59476) / 4
LCM(59460,59476) = 3536442960 / 4
LCM(59460,59476) = 884110740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59460 and 59476 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59460 and 59476. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59460 and 59476.

Prime Factorization of 59460

Prime Factorization of 59476

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59460 and 59476.

LCM(59460,59476) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 991¹ × 14869¹
LCM(59460,59476) = 884110740