What is the Least Common Multiple of 60052 and 60068?

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 60052 and 60068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60052 and 60068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60052,60068) = 4
LCM(60052,60068) = ( 60052 × 60068) / 4
LCM(60052,60068) = 3607203536 / 4
LCM(60052,60068) = 901800884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60052 and 60068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60052 and 60068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60052 and 60068.

Prime Factorization of 60052

Prime Factorization of 60068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60052 and 60068.

LCM(60052,60068) = 2² × 15013¹ × 15017¹
LCM(60052,60068) = 901800884