What is the Least Common Multiple of 60174 and 60183?

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 60174 and 60183 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60174 and 60183, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60174,60183) = 9
LCM(60174,60183) = ( 60174 × 60183) / 9
LCM(60174,60183) = 3621451842 / 9
LCM(60174,60183) = 402383538

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60174 and 60183 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60174 and 60183. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60174 and 60183.

Prime Factorization of 60174

Prime Factorization of 60183

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60174 and 60183.

LCM(60174,60183) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 3343¹ × 743¹
LCM(60174,60183) = 402383538