What is the Least Common Multiple of 59937 and 59953?

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 59953 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 59953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59937,59953) = 1
LCM(59937,59953) = ( 59937 × 59953) / 1
LCM(59937,59953) = 3593402961 / 1
LCM(59937,59953) = 3593402961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59937 and 59953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59937 and 59953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59937 and 59953.

Prime Factorization of 59937

Prime Factorization of 59953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59937 and 59953.

LCM(59937,59953) = 3¹ × 19979¹ × 167¹ × 359¹
LCM(59937,59953) = 3593402961