What is the Least Common Multiple of 60816 and 60836?

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 60816 and 60836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60816 and 60836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60816,60836) = 4
LCM(60816,60836) = ( 60816 × 60836) / 4
LCM(60816,60836) = 3699802176 / 4
LCM(60816,60836) = 924950544

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60816 and 60836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60816 and 60836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60816 and 60836.

Prime Factorization of 60816

Prime Factorization of 60836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60816 and 60836.

LCM(60816,60836) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 181¹ × 67¹ × 227¹
LCM(60816,60836) = 924950544