What is the Least Common Multiple of 60246 and 60266?

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 60246 and 60266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60246 and 60266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60246,60266) = 2
LCM(60246,60266) = ( 60246 × 60266) / 2
LCM(60246,60266) = 3630785436 / 2
LCM(60246,60266) = 1815392718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60246 and 60266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60246 and 60266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60246 and 60266.

Prime Factorization of 60246

Prime Factorization of 60266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60246 and 60266.

LCM(60246,60266) = 2¹ × 3² × 3347¹ × 30133¹
LCM(60246,60266) = 1815392718