What is the Least Common Multiple of 59533 and 59548?

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 59533 and 59548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59533 and 59548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59533,59548) = 1
LCM(59533,59548) = ( 59533 × 59548) / 1
LCM(59533,59548) = 3545071084 / 1
LCM(59533,59548) = 3545071084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59533 and 59548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59533 and 59548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59533 and 59548.

Prime Factorization of 59533

Prime Factorization of 59548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59533 and 59548.

LCM(59533,59548) = 37¹ × 1609¹ × 2² × 14887¹
LCM(59533,59548) = 3545071084