What is the Least Common Multiple of 59938 and 59957?

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 59938 and 59957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59938 and 59957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59938,59957) = 1
LCM(59938,59957) = ( 59938 × 59957) / 1
LCM(59938,59957) = 3593702666 / 1
LCM(59938,59957) = 3593702666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59938 and 59957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59938 and 59957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59938 and 59957.

Prime Factorization of 59938

Prime Factorization of 59957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59938 and 59957.

LCM(59938,59957) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1303¹ × 59957¹
LCM(59938,59957) = 3593702666