What is the Least Common Multiple of 59837 and 59844?

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 59837 and 59844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59837 and 59844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59837,59844) = 1
LCM(59837,59844) = ( 59837 × 59844) / 1
LCM(59837,59844) = 3580885428 / 1
LCM(59837,59844) = 3580885428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59837 and 59844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59837 and 59844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59837 and 59844.

Prime Factorization of 59837

Prime Factorization of 59844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59837 and 59844.

LCM(59837,59844) = 53¹ × 1129¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 4987¹
LCM(59837,59844) = 3580885428