What is the Least Common Multiple of 61844 and 61860?

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 61844 and 61860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61844 and 61860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61844,61860) = 4
LCM(61844,61860) = ( 61844 × 61860) / 4
LCM(61844,61860) = 3825669840 / 4
LCM(61844,61860) = 956417460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61844 and 61860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61844 and 61860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61844 and 61860.

Prime Factorization of 61844

Prime Factorization of 61860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61844 and 61860.

LCM(61844,61860) = 2² × 15461¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1031¹
LCM(61844,61860) = 956417460