What is the Least Common Multiple of 60038 and 60050?

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 60038 and 60050 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60038 and 60050, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60038,60050) = 2
LCM(60038,60050) = ( 60038 × 60050) / 2
LCM(60038,60050) = 3605281900 / 2
LCM(60038,60050) = 1802640950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60038 and 60050 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60038 and 60050. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60038 and 60050.

Prime Factorization of 60038

Prime Factorization of 60050

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60038 and 60050.

LCM(60038,60050) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2729¹ × 5² × 1201¹
LCM(60038,60050) = 1802640950