What is the Least Common Multiple of 59618 and 59624?

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 59618 and 59624 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59618 and 59624, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59618,59624) = 2
LCM(59618,59624) = ( 59618 × 59624) / 2
LCM(59618,59624) = 3554663632 / 2
LCM(59618,59624) = 1777331816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59618 and 59624 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59618 and 59624. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59618 and 59624.

Prime Factorization of 59618

Prime Factorization of 59624

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59618 and 59624.

LCM(59618,59624) = 2³ × 13¹ × 2293¹ × 29¹ × 257¹
LCM(59618,59624) = 1777331816