What is the Least Common Multiple of 60408 and 60428?

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 60408 and 60428 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60408 and 60428, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60408,60428) = 4
LCM(60408,60428) = ( 60408 × 60428) / 4
LCM(60408,60428) = 3650334624 / 4
LCM(60408,60428) = 912583656

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60408 and 60428 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60408 and 60428. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60408 and 60428.

Prime Factorization of 60408

Prime Factorization of 60428

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60408 and 60428.

LCM(60408,60428) = 2³ × 3² × 839¹ × 15107¹
LCM(60408,60428) = 912583656