What is the Least Common Multiple of 59884 and 59894?

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 59884 and 59894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59884 and 59894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59884,59894) = 2
LCM(59884,59894) = ( 59884 × 59894) / 2
LCM(59884,59894) = 3586692296 / 2
LCM(59884,59894) = 1793346148

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59884 and 59894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59884 and 59894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59884 and 59894.

Prime Factorization of 59884

Prime Factorization of 59894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59884 and 59894.

LCM(59884,59894) = 2² × 11¹ × 1361¹ × 29947¹
LCM(59884,59894) = 1793346148