What is the Least Common Multiple of 60505 and 60520?

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 60505 and 60520 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60505 and 60520, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60505,60520) = 5
LCM(60505,60520) = ( 60505 × 60520) / 5
LCM(60505,60520) = 3661762600 / 5
LCM(60505,60520) = 732352520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60505 and 60520 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60505 and 60520. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60505 and 60520.

Prime Factorization of 60505

Prime Factorization of 60520

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60505 and 60520.

LCM(60505,60520) = 5¹ × 12101¹ × 2³ × 17¹ × 89¹
LCM(60505,60520) = 732352520