What is the Least Common Multiple of 60018 and 60022?

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 60018 and 60022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60018 and 60022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60018,60022) = 2
LCM(60018,60022) = ( 60018 × 60022) / 2
LCM(60018,60022) = 3602400396 / 2
LCM(60018,60022) = 1801200198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60018 and 60022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60018 and 60022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60018 and 60022.

Prime Factorization of 60018

Prime Factorization of 60022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60018 and 60022.

LCM(60018,60022) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1429¹ × 30011¹
LCM(60018,60022) = 1801200198