What is the Least Common Multiple of 60678 and 60685?

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 60678 and 60685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60678 and 60685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60678,60685) = 1
LCM(60678,60685) = ( 60678 × 60685) / 1
LCM(60678,60685) = 3682244430 / 1
LCM(60678,60685) = 3682244430

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60678 and 60685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60678 and 60685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60678 and 60685.

Prime Factorization of 60678

Prime Factorization of 60685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60678 and 60685.

LCM(60678,60685) = 2¹ × 3² × 3371¹ × 5¹ × 53¹ × 229¹
LCM(60678,60685) = 3682244430