What is the Least Common Multiple of 60331 and 60340?

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 60331 and 60340 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60331 and 60340, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60331,60340) = 1
LCM(60331,60340) = ( 60331 × 60340) / 1
LCM(60331,60340) = 3640372540 / 1
LCM(60331,60340) = 3640372540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60331 and 60340 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60331 and 60340. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60331 and 60340.

Prime Factorization of 60331

Prime Factorization of 60340

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60331 and 60340.

LCM(60331,60340) = 60331¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 431¹
LCM(60331,60340) = 3640372540