What is the Least Common Multiple of 60399 and 60408?

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 60399 and 60408 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60399 and 60408, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60399,60408) = 9
LCM(60399,60408) = ( 60399 × 60408) / 9
LCM(60399,60408) = 3648582792 / 9
LCM(60399,60408) = 405398088

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60399 and 60408 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60399 and 60408. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60399 and 60408.

Prime Factorization of 60399

Prime Factorization of 60408

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60399 and 60408.

LCM(60399,60408) = 3³ × 2237¹ × 2³ × 839¹
LCM(60399,60408) = 405398088