What is the Least Common Multiple of 60044 and 60062?

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 60044 and 60062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60044 and 60062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60044,60062) = 2
LCM(60044,60062) = ( 60044 × 60062) / 2
LCM(60044,60062) = 3606362728 / 2
LCM(60044,60062) = 1803181364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60044 and 60062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60044 and 60062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60044 and 60062.

Prime Factorization of 60044

Prime Factorization of 60062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60044 and 60062.

LCM(60044,60062) = 2² × 17¹ × 883¹ × 59¹ × 509¹
LCM(60044,60062) = 1803181364