What is the Least Common Multiple of 60594 and 60608?

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 60608 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 60608, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60594,60608) = 2
LCM(60594,60608) = ( 60594 × 60608) / 2
LCM(60594,60608) = 3672481152 / 2
LCM(60594,60608) = 1836240576

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60594 and 60608 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60594 and 60608. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60594 and 60608.

Prime Factorization of 60594

Prime Factorization of 60608

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60594 and 60608.

LCM(60594,60608) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 10099¹ × 947¹
LCM(60594,60608) = 1836240576