What is the Least Common Multiple of 60997 and 61016?

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 60997 and 61016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60997 and 61016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60997,61016) = 1
LCM(60997,61016) = ( 60997 × 61016) / 1
LCM(60997,61016) = 3721792952 / 1
LCM(60997,61016) = 3721792952

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60997 and 61016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60997 and 61016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60997 and 61016.

Prime Factorization of 60997

Prime Factorization of 61016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60997 and 61016.

LCM(60997,61016) = 181¹ × 337¹ × 2³ × 29¹ × 263¹
LCM(60997,61016) = 3721792952