What is the Least Common Multiple of 59875 and 59885?

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 59875 and 59885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59875 and 59885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59875,59885) = 5
LCM(59875,59885) = ( 59875 × 59885) / 5
LCM(59875,59885) = 3585614375 / 5
LCM(59875,59885) = 717122875

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59875 and 59885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59875 and 59885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59875 and 59885.

Prime Factorization of 59875

Prime Factorization of 59885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59875 and 59885.

LCM(59875,59885) = 5³ × 479¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 59¹
LCM(59875,59885) = 717122875