What is the Least Common Multiple of 60425 and 60442?

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 60425 and 60442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60425 and 60442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60425,60442) = 1
LCM(60425,60442) = ( 60425 × 60442) / 1
LCM(60425,60442) = 3652207850 / 1
LCM(60425,60442) = 3652207850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60425 and 60442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60425 and 60442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60425 and 60442.

Prime Factorization of 60425

Prime Factorization of 60442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60425 and 60442.

LCM(60425,60442) = 5² × 2417¹ × 2¹ × 47¹ × 643¹
LCM(60425,60442) = 3652207850