What is the Least Common Multiple of 60172 and 60176?

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 60172 and 60176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60172 and 60176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60172,60176) = 4
LCM(60172,60176) = ( 60172 × 60176) / 4
LCM(60172,60176) = 3620910272 / 4
LCM(60172,60176) = 905227568

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60172 and 60176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60172 and 60176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60172 and 60176.

Prime Factorization of 60172

Prime Factorization of 60176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60172 and 60176.

LCM(60172,60176) = 2⁴ × 7² × 307¹ × 3761¹
LCM(60172,60176) = 905227568