What is the Least Common Multiple of 61004 and 61012?

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 61004 and 61012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61004 and 61012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61004,61012) = 4
LCM(61004,61012) = ( 61004 × 61012) / 4
LCM(61004,61012) = 3721976048 / 4
LCM(61004,61012) = 930494012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61004 and 61012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61004 and 61012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61004 and 61012.

Prime Factorization of 61004

Prime Factorization of 61012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61004 and 61012.

LCM(61004,61012) = 2² × 101¹ × 151¹ × 7¹ × 2179¹
LCM(61004,61012) = 930494012