What is the Least Common Multiple of 60873 and 60891?

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 60873 and 60891 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60873 and 60891, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60873,60891) = 3
LCM(60873,60891) = ( 60873 × 60891) / 3
LCM(60873,60891) = 3706617843 / 3
LCM(60873,60891) = 1235539281

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60873 and 60891 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60873 and 60891. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60873 and 60891.

Prime Factorization of 60873

Prime Factorization of 60891

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60873 and 60891.

LCM(60873,60891) = 3¹ × 103¹ × 197¹ × 20297¹
LCM(60873,60891) = 1235539281