What is the Least Common Multiple of 59499 and 59503?

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 59499 and 59503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59499 and 59503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59499,59503) = 1
LCM(59499,59503) = ( 59499 × 59503) / 1
LCM(59499,59503) = 3540368997 / 1
LCM(59499,59503) = 3540368997

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59499 and 59503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59499 and 59503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59499 and 59503.

Prime Factorization of 59499

Prime Factorization of 59503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59499 and 59503.

LCM(59499,59503) = 3² × 11¹ × 601¹ × 157¹ × 379¹
LCM(59499,59503) = 3540368997