What is the Least Common Multiple of 60686 and 60692?

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 60686 and 60692 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60686 and 60692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60686,60692) = 2
LCM(60686,60692) = ( 60686 × 60692) / 2
LCM(60686,60692) = 3683154712 / 2
LCM(60686,60692) = 1841577356

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60686 and 60692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60686 and 60692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60686 and 60692.

Prime Factorization of 60686

Prime Factorization of 60692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60686 and 60692.

LCM(60686,60692) = 2² × 19¹ × 1597¹ × 15173¹
LCM(60686,60692) = 1841577356