What is the Least Common Multiple of 59932 and 59947?

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 59932 and 59947 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59932 and 59947, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59932,59947) = 1
LCM(59932,59947) = ( 59932 × 59947) / 1
LCM(59932,59947) = 3592743604 / 1
LCM(59932,59947) = 3592743604

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59932 and 59947 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59932 and 59947. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59932 and 59947.

Prime Factorization of 59932

Prime Factorization of 59947

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59932 and 59947.

LCM(59932,59947) = 2² × 14983¹ × 151¹ × 397¹
LCM(59932,59947) = 3592743604