What is the Least Common Multiple of 60481 and 60487?

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 60481 and 60487 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60481 and 60487, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60481,60487) = 1
LCM(60481,60487) = ( 60481 × 60487) / 1
LCM(60481,60487) = 3658314247 / 1
LCM(60481,60487) = 3658314247

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60481 and 60487 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60481 and 60487. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60481 and 60487.

Prime Factorization of 60481

Prime Factorization of 60487

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60481 and 60487.

LCM(60481,60487) = 31¹ × 1951¹ × 7¹ × 8641¹
LCM(60481,60487) = 3658314247