What is the Least Common Multiple of 60946 and 60964?

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 60946 and 60964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60946 and 60964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60946,60964) = 2
LCM(60946,60964) = ( 60946 × 60964) / 2
LCM(60946,60964) = 3715511944 / 2
LCM(60946,60964) = 1857755972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60946 and 60964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60946 and 60964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60946 and 60964.

Prime Factorization of 60946

Prime Factorization of 60964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60946 and 60964.

LCM(60946,60964) = 2² × 31¹ × 983¹ × 15241¹
LCM(60946,60964) = 1857755972