What is the Least Common Multiple of 60418 and 60436?

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 60418 and 60436 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60418 and 60436, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60418,60436) = 2
LCM(60418,60436) = ( 60418 × 60436) / 2
LCM(60418,60436) = 3651422248 / 2
LCM(60418,60436) = 1825711124

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60418 and 60436 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60418 and 60436. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60418 and 60436.

Prime Factorization of 60418

Prime Factorization of 60436

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60418 and 60436.

LCM(60418,60436) = 2² × 17¹ × 1777¹ × 29¹ × 521¹
LCM(60418,60436) = 1825711124