What is the Least Common Multiple of 61238 and 61257?

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 61238 and 61257 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61238 and 61257, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61238,61257) = 1
LCM(61238,61257) = ( 61238 × 61257) / 1
LCM(61238,61257) = 3751256166 / 1
LCM(61238,61257) = 3751256166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61238 and 61257 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61238 and 61257. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61238 and 61257.

Prime Factorization of 61238

Prime Factorization of 61257

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61238 and 61257.

LCM(61238,61257) = 2¹ × 67¹ × 457¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 2917¹
LCM(61238,61257) = 3751256166