What is the Least Common Multiple of 60842 and 60860?

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 60860 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 60860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60842,60860) = 2
LCM(60842,60860) = ( 60842 × 60860) / 2
LCM(60842,60860) = 3702844120 / 2
LCM(60842,60860) = 1851422060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60842 and 60860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60842 and 60860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60842 and 60860.

Prime Factorization of 60842

Prime Factorization of 60860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60842 and 60860.

LCM(60842,60860) = 2² × 29¹ × 1049¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 179¹
LCM(60842,60860) = 1851422060