What is the Least Common Multiple of 60516 and 60522?

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 60516 and 60522 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60516 and 60522, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60516,60522) = 6
LCM(60516,60522) = ( 60516 × 60522) / 6
LCM(60516,60522) = 3662549352 / 6
LCM(60516,60522) = 610424892

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60516 and 60522 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60516 and 60522. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60516 and 60522.

Prime Factorization of 60516

Prime Factorization of 60522

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60516 and 60522.

LCM(60516,60522) = 2² × 3² × 41² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 131¹
LCM(60516,60522) = 610424892