What is the Least Common Multiple of 59746 and 59761?

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 59746 and 59761 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59746 and 59761, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59746,59761) = 1
LCM(59746,59761) = ( 59746 × 59761) / 1
LCM(59746,59761) = 3570480706 / 1
LCM(59746,59761) = 3570480706

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59746 and 59761 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59746 and 59761. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59746 and 59761.

Prime Factorization of 59746

Prime Factorization of 59761

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59746 and 59761.

LCM(59746,59761) = 2¹ × 29873¹ × 13¹ × 4597¹
LCM(59746,59761) = 3570480706