What is the Least Common Multiple of 60594 and 60604?

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 60594 and 60604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60594 and 60604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60594,60604) = 2
LCM(60594,60604) = ( 60594 × 60604) / 2
LCM(60594,60604) = 3672238776 / 2
LCM(60594,60604) = 1836119388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60594 and 60604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60594 and 60604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60594 and 60604.

Prime Factorization of 60594

Prime Factorization of 60604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60594 and 60604.

LCM(60594,60604) = 2² × 3¹ × 10099¹ × 109¹ × 139¹
LCM(60594,60604) = 1836119388