What is the Least Common Multiple of 61940 and 61953?

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 61940 and 61953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61940 and 61953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61940,61953) = 1
LCM(61940,61953) = ( 61940 × 61953) / 1
LCM(61940,61953) = 3837368820 / 1
LCM(61940,61953) = 3837368820

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61940 and 61953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61940 and 61953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61940 and 61953.

Prime Factorization of 61940

Prime Factorization of 61953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61940 and 61953.

LCM(61940,61953) = 2² × 5¹ × 19¹ × 163¹ × 3¹ × 107¹ × 193¹
LCM(61940,61953) = 3837368820