What is the Least Common Multiple of 60358 and 60372?

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 60358 and 60372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60358 and 60372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60358,60372) = 2
LCM(60358,60372) = ( 60358 × 60372) / 2
LCM(60358,60372) = 3643933176 / 2
LCM(60358,60372) = 1821966588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60358 and 60372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60358 and 60372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60358 and 60372.

Prime Factorization of 60358

Prime Factorization of 60372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60358 and 60372.

LCM(60358,60372) = 2² × 103¹ × 293¹ × 3³ × 13¹ × 43¹
LCM(60358,60372) = 1821966588