What is the Least Common Multiple of 60343 and 60357?

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 60343 and 60357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60343 and 60357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60343,60357) = 1
LCM(60343,60357) = ( 60343 × 60357) / 1
LCM(60343,60357) = 3642122451 / 1
LCM(60343,60357) = 3642122451

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60343 and 60357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60343 and 60357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60343 and 60357.

Prime Factorization of 60343

Prime Factorization of 60357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60343 and 60357.

LCM(60343,60357) = 60343¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 59¹
LCM(60343,60357) = 3642122451