What is the Least Common Multiple of 60708 and 60726?

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 60708 and 60726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60708 and 60726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60708,60726) = 6
LCM(60708,60726) = ( 60708 × 60726) / 6
LCM(60708,60726) = 3686554008 / 6
LCM(60708,60726) = 614425668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60708 and 60726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60708 and 60726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60708 and 60726.

Prime Factorization of 60708

Prime Factorization of 60726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60708 and 60726.

LCM(60708,60726) = 2² × 3¹ × 5059¹ × 29¹ × 349¹
LCM(60708,60726) = 614425668