What is the Least Common Multiple of 59931 and 59951?

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 59931 and 59951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59931 and 59951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59931,59951) = 1
LCM(59931,59951) = ( 59931 × 59951) / 1
LCM(59931,59951) = 3592923381 / 1
LCM(59931,59951) = 3592923381

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59931 and 59951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59931 and 59951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59931 and 59951.

Prime Factorization of 59931

Prime Factorization of 59951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59931 and 59951.

LCM(59931,59951) = 3² × 6659¹ × 59951¹
LCM(59931,59951) = 3592923381