What is the Least Common Multiple of 59988 and 59996?

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 59988 and 59996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59988 and 59996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59988,59996) = 4
LCM(59988,59996) = ( 59988 × 59996) / 4
LCM(59988,59996) = 3599040048 / 4
LCM(59988,59996) = 899760012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59988 and 59996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59988 and 59996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59988 and 59996.

Prime Factorization of 59988

Prime Factorization of 59996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59988 and 59996.

LCM(59988,59996) = 2² × 3¹ × 4999¹ × 53¹ × 283¹
LCM(59988,59996) = 899760012