What is the Least Common Multiple of 60987 and 60993?

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 60987 and 60993 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60987 and 60993, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60987,60993) = 3
LCM(60987,60993) = ( 60987 × 60993) / 3
LCM(60987,60993) = 3719780091 / 3
LCM(60987,60993) = 1239926697

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60987 and 60993 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60987 and 60993. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60987 and 60993.

Prime Factorization of 60987

Prime Factorization of 60993

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60987 and 60993.

LCM(60987,60993) = 3⁵ × 29¹ × 701¹ × 251¹
LCM(60987,60993) = 1239926697