What is the Least Common Multiple of 59960 and 59980?

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 59960 and 59980 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59960 and 59980, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59960,59980) = 20
LCM(59960,59980) = ( 59960 × 59980) / 20
LCM(59960,59980) = 3596400800 / 20
LCM(59960,59980) = 179820040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59960 and 59980 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59960 and 59980. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59960 and 59980.

Prime Factorization of 59960

Prime Factorization of 59980

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59960 and 59980.

LCM(59960,59980) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1499¹ × 2999¹
LCM(59960,59980) = 179820040