What is the Least Common Multiple of 60442 and 60452?

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 60442 and 60452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60442 and 60452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60442,60452) = 2
LCM(60442,60452) = ( 60442 × 60452) / 2
LCM(60442,60452) = 3653839784 / 2
LCM(60442,60452) = 1826919892

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60442 and 60452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60442 and 60452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60442 and 60452.

Prime Factorization of 60442

Prime Factorization of 60452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60442 and 60452.

LCM(60442,60452) = 2² × 47¹ × 643¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 127¹
LCM(60442,60452) = 1826919892