What is the Least Common Multiple of 59884 and 59898?

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 59898 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 59898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59884,59898) = 2
LCM(59884,59898) = ( 59884 × 59898) / 2
LCM(59884,59898) = 3586931832 / 2
LCM(59884,59898) = 1793465916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59884 and 59898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59884 and 59898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59884 and 59898.

Prime Factorization of 59884

Prime Factorization of 59898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59884 and 59898.

LCM(59884,59898) = 2² × 11¹ × 1361¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 149¹
LCM(59884,59898) = 1793465916