What is the Least Common Multiple of 60553 and 60563?

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 60553 and 60563 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60553 and 60563, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60553,60563) = 1
LCM(60553,60563) = ( 60553 × 60563) / 1
LCM(60553,60563) = 3667271339 / 1
LCM(60553,60563) = 3667271339

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60553 and 60563 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60553 and 60563. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60553 and 60563.

Prime Factorization of 60553

Prime Factorization of 60563

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60553 and 60563.

LCM(60553,60563) = 19¹ × 3187¹ × 71¹ × 853¹
LCM(60553,60563) = 3667271339