What is the Least Common Multiple of 59876 and 59884?

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 59876 and 59884 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59876 and 59884, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59876,59884) = 4
LCM(59876,59884) = ( 59876 × 59884) / 4
LCM(59876,59884) = 3585614384 / 4
LCM(59876,59884) = 896403596

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59876 and 59884 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59876 and 59884. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59876 and 59884.

Prime Factorization of 59876

Prime Factorization of 59884

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59876 and 59884.

LCM(59876,59884) = 2² × 14969¹ × 11¹ × 1361¹
LCM(59876,59884) = 896403596