What is the Least Common Multiple of 60938 and 60955?

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 60938 and 60955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60938 and 60955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60938,60955) = 1
LCM(60938,60955) = ( 60938 × 60955) / 1
LCM(60938,60955) = 3714475790 / 1
LCM(60938,60955) = 3714475790

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60938 and 60955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60938 and 60955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60938 and 60955.

Prime Factorization of 60938

Prime Factorization of 60955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60938 and 60955.

LCM(60938,60955) = 2¹ × 30469¹ × 5¹ × 73¹ × 167¹
LCM(60938,60955) = 3714475790