What is the Least Common Multiple of 60947 and 60961?

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 60947 and 60961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60947 and 60961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60947,60961) = 1
LCM(60947,60961) = ( 60947 × 60961) / 1
LCM(60947,60961) = 3715390067 / 1
LCM(60947,60961) = 3715390067

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60947 and 60961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60947 and 60961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60947 and 60961.

Prime Factorization of 60947

Prime Factorization of 60961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60947 and 60961.

LCM(60947,60961) = 59¹ × 1033¹ × 60961¹
LCM(60947,60961) = 3715390067