What is the Least Common Multiple of 59724 and 59741?

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 59724 and 59741 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59724 and 59741, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59724,59741) = 1
LCM(59724,59741) = ( 59724 × 59741) / 1
LCM(59724,59741) = 3567971484 / 1
LCM(59724,59741) = 3567971484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59724 and 59741 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59724 and 59741. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59724 and 59741.

Prime Factorization of 59724

Prime Factorization of 59741

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59724 and 59741.

LCM(59724,59741) = 2² × 3³ × 7¹ × 79¹ × 11¹ × 5431¹
LCM(59724,59741) = 3567971484