What is the Least Common Multiple of 60174 and 60187?

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 60187 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 60187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60174,60187) = 1
LCM(60174,60187) = ( 60174 × 60187) / 1
LCM(60174,60187) = 3621692538 / 1
LCM(60174,60187) = 3621692538

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60174 and 60187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60174 and 60187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60174 and 60187.

Prime Factorization of 60174

Prime Factorization of 60187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60174 and 60187.

LCM(60174,60187) = 2¹ × 3² × 3343¹ × 139¹ × 433¹
LCM(60174,60187) = 3621692538