What is the Least Common Multiple of 60201 and 60217?

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 60201 and 60217 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60201 and 60217, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60201,60217) = 1
LCM(60201,60217) = ( 60201 × 60217) / 1
LCM(60201,60217) = 3625123617 / 1
LCM(60201,60217) = 3625123617

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60201 and 60217 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60201 and 60217. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60201 and 60217.

Prime Factorization of 60201

Prime Factorization of 60217

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60201 and 60217.

LCM(60201,60217) = 3² × 6689¹ × 60217¹
LCM(60201,60217) = 3625123617