What is the Least Common Multiple of 61262 and 61266?

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 61262 and 61266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61262 and 61266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61262,61266) = 2
LCM(61262,61266) = ( 61262 × 61266) / 2
LCM(61262,61266) = 3753277692 / 2
LCM(61262,61266) = 1876638846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61262 and 61266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61262 and 61266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61262 and 61266.

Prime Factorization of 61262

Prime Factorization of 61266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61262 and 61266.

LCM(61262,61266) = 2¹ × 30631¹ × 3¹ × 10211¹
LCM(61262,61266) = 1876638846