What is the Least Common Multiple of 60018 and 60027?

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 60027 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 60027, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60018,60027) = 3
LCM(60018,60027) = ( 60018 × 60027) / 3
LCM(60018,60027) = 3602700486 / 3
LCM(60018,60027) = 1200900162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60018 and 60027 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60018 and 60027. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60018 and 60027.

Prime Factorization of 60018

Prime Factorization of 60027

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60018 and 60027.

LCM(60018,60027) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1429¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 107¹
LCM(60018,60027) = 1200900162