What is the Least Common Multiple of 60464 and 60472?

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 60464 and 60472 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60464 and 60472, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60464,60472) = 8
LCM(60464,60472) = ( 60464 × 60472) / 8
LCM(60464,60472) = 3656379008 / 8
LCM(60464,60472) = 457047376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60464 and 60472 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60464 and 60472. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60464 and 60472.

Prime Factorization of 60464

Prime Factorization of 60472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60464 and 60472.

LCM(60464,60472) = 2⁴ × 3779¹ × 7559¹
LCM(60464,60472) = 457047376