What is the Least Common Multiple of 60896 and 60908?

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 60896 and 60908 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60896 and 60908, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60896,60908) = 4
LCM(60896,60908) = ( 60896 × 60908) / 4
LCM(60896,60908) = 3709053568 / 4
LCM(60896,60908) = 927263392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60896 and 60908 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60896 and 60908. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60896 and 60908.

Prime Factorization of 60896

Prime Factorization of 60908

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60896 and 60908.

LCM(60896,60908) = 2⁵ × 11¹ × 173¹ × 15227¹
LCM(60896,60908) = 927263392