What is the Least Common Multiple of 60471 and 60486?

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 60471 and 60486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60471 and 60486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60471,60486) = 3
LCM(60471,60486) = ( 60471 × 60486) / 3
LCM(60471,60486) = 3657648906 / 3
LCM(60471,60486) = 1219216302

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60471 and 60486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60471 and 60486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60471 and 60486.

Prime Factorization of 60471

Prime Factorization of 60486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60471 and 60486.

LCM(60471,60486) = 3² × 6719¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 593¹
LCM(60471,60486) = 1219216302