What is the Least Common Multiple of 60996 and 61007?

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 60996 and 61007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60996 and 61007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60996,61007) = 1
LCM(60996,61007) = ( 60996 × 61007) / 1
LCM(60996,61007) = 3721182972 / 1
LCM(60996,61007) = 3721182972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60996 and 61007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60996 and 61007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60996 and 61007.

Prime Factorization of 60996

Prime Factorization of 61007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60996 and 61007.

LCM(60996,61007) = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 61007¹
LCM(60996,61007) = 3721182972