What is the Least Common Multiple of 59490 and 59502?

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 59490 and 59502 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59490 and 59502, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59490,59502) = 6
LCM(59490,59502) = ( 59490 × 59502) / 6
LCM(59490,59502) = 3539773980 / 6
LCM(59490,59502) = 589962330

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59490 and 59502 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59490 and 59502. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59490 and 59502.

Prime Factorization of 59490

Prime Factorization of 59502

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59490 and 59502.

LCM(59490,59502) = 2¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 661¹ × 47¹ × 211¹
LCM(59490,59502) = 589962330