What is the Least Common Multiple of 60440 and 60448?

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 60440 and 60448 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60440 and 60448, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60440,60448) = 8
LCM(60440,60448) = ( 60440 × 60448) / 8
LCM(60440,60448) = 3653477120 / 8
LCM(60440,60448) = 456684640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60440 and 60448 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60440 and 60448. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60440 and 60448.

Prime Factorization of 60440

Prime Factorization of 60448

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60440 and 60448.

LCM(60440,60448) = 2⁵ × 5¹ × 1511¹ × 1889¹
LCM(60440,60448) = 456684640