What is the Least Common Multiple of 60842 and 60851?

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 60842 and 60851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60842 and 60851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60842,60851) = 1
LCM(60842,60851) = ( 60842 × 60851) / 1
LCM(60842,60851) = 3702296542 / 1
LCM(60842,60851) = 3702296542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60842 and 60851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60842 and 60851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60842 and 60851.

Prime Factorization of 60842

Prime Factorization of 60851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60842 and 60851.

LCM(60842,60851) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 1049¹ × 7¹ × 8693¹
LCM(60842,60851) = 3702296542