What is the Least Common Multiple of 60236 and 60248?

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 60236 and 60248 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60236 and 60248, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60236,60248) = 4
LCM(60236,60248) = ( 60236 × 60248) / 4
LCM(60236,60248) = 3629098528 / 4
LCM(60236,60248) = 907274632

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60236 and 60248 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60236 and 60248. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60236 and 60248.

Prime Factorization of 60236

Prime Factorization of 60248

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60236 and 60248.

LCM(60236,60248) = 2³ × 11¹ × 37² × 17¹ × 443¹
LCM(60236,60248) = 907274632