What is the Least Common Multiple of 59973 and 59983?

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 59973 and 59983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59973 and 59983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59973,59983) = 1
LCM(59973,59983) = ( 59973 × 59983) / 1
LCM(59973,59983) = 3597360459 / 1
LCM(59973,59983) = 3597360459

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59973 and 59983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59973 and 59983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59973 and 59983.

Prime Factorization of 59973

Prime Factorization of 59983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59973 and 59983.

LCM(59973,59983) = 3¹ × 19991¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 41¹
LCM(59973,59983) = 3597360459