What is the Least Common Multiple of 60856 and 60863?

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 60856 and 60863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60856 and 60863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60856,60863) = 1
LCM(60856,60863) = ( 60856 × 60863) / 1
LCM(60856,60863) = 3703878728 / 1
LCM(60856,60863) = 3703878728

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60856 and 60863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60856 and 60863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60856 and 60863.

Prime Factorization of 60856

Prime Factorization of 60863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60856 and 60863.

LCM(60856,60863) = 2³ × 7607¹ × 11² × 503¹
LCM(60856,60863) = 3703878728