What is the Least Common Multiple of 60591 and 60598?

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 60591 and 60598 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60591 and 60598, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60591,60598) = 1
LCM(60591,60598) = ( 60591 × 60598) / 1
LCM(60591,60598) = 3671693418 / 1
LCM(60591,60598) = 3671693418

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60591 and 60598 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60591 and 60598. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60591 and 60598.

Prime Factorization of 60591

Prime Factorization of 60598

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60591 and 60598.

LCM(60591,60598) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 1063¹ × 2¹ × 41¹ × 739¹
LCM(60591,60598) = 3671693418