What is the Least Common Multiple of 60438 and 60451?

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 60438 and 60451 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60438 and 60451, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60438,60451) = 1
LCM(60438,60451) = ( 60438 × 60451) / 1
LCM(60438,60451) = 3653537538 / 1
LCM(60438,60451) = 3653537538

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60438 and 60451 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60438 and 60451. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60438 and 60451.

Prime Factorization of 60438

Prime Factorization of 60451

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60438 and 60451.

LCM(60438,60451) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1439¹ × 61¹ × 991¹
LCM(60438,60451) = 3653537538