What is the least common multiple of 83 and 59? (LCM of 83 and 59)?

What is the Least Common Multiple of 83 and 59?

The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83 and 59 is the smallest positive number that is a multiple of both 83 and 59.

Here we will show you two different ways to figure out the Least Common Multiple of 83 and 59.

Our favorite way is to find the prime factors of each number and then merge them together to get the answer.

The prime factor(s) of 83 are:
1 x 83

The prime factor(s) of 59 are:
1 x 59

Merging them together using the least amount of factors, you get:

59 x 83

Then you can multiply those numbers together to get the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 83 and 59 as follows:

4897

To find the Least Common Multiple of 83 and 59, you can also make a list of multiples of 83 and a list of multiples of 59.

Multiples of 83 would be 83, 166, 249, 332 and so on.

Multiples of 59 would be 59, 118, 177, 236 and so on.

Now, compare the two lists to find the smallest number the two lists have in common, which is the Least Common Multiple of 83 and 59. You will once again see that the answer will be:

4897

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Prime Factorization of 83

Prime Factorization of 59

Multiples of 83

Multiples of 59