What is the Least Common Multiple of 60185 and 60205?

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 60185 and 60205 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60185 and 60205, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60185,60205) = 5
LCM(60185,60205) = ( 60185 × 60205) / 5
LCM(60185,60205) = 3623437925 / 5
LCM(60185,60205) = 724687585

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60185 and 60205 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60185 and 60205. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60185 and 60205.

Prime Factorization of 60185

Prime Factorization of 60205

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60185 and 60205.

LCM(60185,60205) = 5¹ × 12037¹ × 12041¹
LCM(60185,60205) = 724687585