What is the Least Common Multiple of 60468 and 60480?

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 60468 and 60480 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60468 and 60480, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60468,60480) = 12
LCM(60468,60480) = ( 60468 × 60480) / 12
LCM(60468,60480) = 3657104640 / 12
LCM(60468,60480) = 304758720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60468 and 60480 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60468 and 60480. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60468 and 60480.

Prime Factorization of 60468

Prime Factorization of 60480

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60468 and 60480.

LCM(60468,60480) = 2⁶ × 3³ × 5039¹ × 5¹ × 7¹
LCM(60468,60480) = 304758720