What is the Least Common Multiple of 60862 and 60874?

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 60862 and 60874 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60862 and 60874, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60862,60874) = 2
LCM(60862,60874) = ( 60862 × 60874) / 2
LCM(60862,60874) = 3704913388 / 2
LCM(60862,60874) = 1852456694

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60862 and 60874 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60862 and 60874. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60862 and 60874.

Prime Factorization of 60862

Prime Factorization of 60874

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60862 and 60874.

LCM(60862,60874) = 2¹ × 30431¹ × 11¹ × 2767¹
LCM(60862,60874) = 1852456694