What is the Least Common Multiple of 60216 and 60234?

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 60216 and 60234 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60216 and 60234, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60216,60234) = 6
LCM(60216,60234) = ( 60216 × 60234) / 6
LCM(60216,60234) = 3627050544 / 6
LCM(60216,60234) = 604508424

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60216 and 60234 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60216 and 60234. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60216 and 60234.

Prime Factorization of 60216

Prime Factorization of 60234

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60216 and 60234.

LCM(60216,60234) = 2³ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 193¹ × 10039¹
LCM(60216,60234) = 604508424