What is the Least Common Multiple of 60038 and 60056?

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 60056 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 60056, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60038,60056) = 2
LCM(60038,60056) = ( 60038 × 60056) / 2
LCM(60038,60056) = 3605642128 / 2
LCM(60038,60056) = 1802821064

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60038 and 60056 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60038 and 60056. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60038 and 60056.

Prime Factorization of 60038

Prime Factorization of 60056

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60038 and 60056.

LCM(60038,60056) = 2³ × 11¹ × 2729¹ × 7507¹
LCM(60038,60056) = 1802821064