What is the Least Common Multiple of 60998 and 61017?

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 60998 and 61017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 60998 and 61017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(60998,61017) = 1
LCM(60998,61017) = ( 60998 × 61017) / 1
LCM(60998,61017) = 3721914966 / 1
LCM(60998,61017) = 3721914966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 60998 and 61017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 60998 and 61017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 60998 and 61017.

Prime Factorization of 60998

Prime Factorization of 61017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 60998 and 61017.

LCM(60998,61017) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4357¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 43²
LCM(60998,61017) = 3721914966