What is the Least Common Multiple of 59998 and 60018?

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 59998 and 60018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 59998 and 60018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(59998,60018) = 2
LCM(59998,60018) = ( 59998 × 60018) / 2
LCM(59998,60018) = 3600959964 / 2
LCM(59998,60018) = 1800479982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 59998 and 60018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 59998 and 60018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 59998 and 60018.

Prime Factorization of 59998

Prime Factorization of 60018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 59998 and 60018.

LCM(59998,60018) = 2¹ × 131¹ × 229¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1429¹
LCM(59998,60018) = 1800479982