What is the Least Common Multiple of 59862 and 59876?

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 59862 and 59876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59862 and 59876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59862,59876) = 2
LCM(59862,59876) = ( 59862 × 59876) / 2
LCM(59862,59876) = 3584297112 / 2
LCM(59862,59876) = 1792148556

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59862 and 59876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59862 and 59876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59862 and 59876.

Prime Factorization of 59862

Prime Factorization of 59876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59862 and 59876.

LCM(59862,59876) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 907¹ × 14969¹
LCM(59862,59876) = 1792148556