What is the Least Common Multiple of 60205 and 60220?

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 60205 and 60220 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60205 and 60220, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60205,60220) = 5
LCM(60205,60220) = ( 60205 × 60220) / 5
LCM(60205,60220) = 3625545100 / 5
LCM(60205,60220) = 725109020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60205 and 60220 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60205 and 60220. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60205 and 60220.

Prime Factorization of 60205

Prime Factorization of 60220

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60205 and 60220.

LCM(60205,60220) = 5¹ × 12041¹ × 2² × 3011¹
LCM(60205,60220) = 725109020