What is the Least Common Multiple of 60985 and 61001?

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 60985 and 61001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60985 and 61001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60985,61001) = 1
LCM(60985,61001) = ( 60985 × 61001) / 1
LCM(60985,61001) = 3720145985 / 1
LCM(60985,61001) = 3720145985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60985 and 61001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60985 and 61001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60985 and 61001.

Prime Factorization of 60985

Prime Factorization of 61001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60985 and 61001.

LCM(60985,61001) = 5¹ × 12197¹ × 61001¹
LCM(60985,61001) = 3720145985