What is the Least Common Multiple of 60993 and 61004?

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 60993 and 61004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60993 and 61004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60993,61004) = 1
LCM(60993,61004) = ( 60993 × 61004) / 1
LCM(60993,61004) = 3720816972 / 1
LCM(60993,61004) = 3720816972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60993 and 61004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60993 and 61004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60993 and 61004.

Prime Factorization of 60993

Prime Factorization of 61004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60993 and 61004.

LCM(60993,61004) = 3⁵ × 251¹ × 2² × 101¹ × 151¹
LCM(60993,61004) = 3720816972