What is the Least Common Multiple of 59937 and 59943?

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 59937 and 59943 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59937 and 59943, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59937,59943) = 3
LCM(59937,59943) = ( 59937 × 59943) / 3
LCM(59937,59943) = 3592803591 / 3
LCM(59937,59943) = 1197601197

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59937 and 59943 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59937 and 59943. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59937 and 59943.

Prime Factorization of 59937

Prime Factorization of 59943

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59937 and 59943.

LCM(59937,59943) = 3¹ × 19979¹ × 13¹ × 29¹ × 53¹
LCM(59937,59943) = 1197601197