What is the Least Common Multiple of 60940 and 60944?

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 60940 and 60944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60940 and 60944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60940,60944) = 4
LCM(60940,60944) = ( 60940 × 60944) / 4
LCM(60940,60944) = 3713927360 / 4
LCM(60940,60944) = 928481840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60940 and 60944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60940 and 60944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60940 and 60944.

Prime Factorization of 60940

Prime Factorization of 60944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60940 and 60944.

LCM(60940,60944) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 277¹ × 13¹ × 293¹
LCM(60940,60944) = 928481840