What is the Least Common Multiple of 61587 and 61602?

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 61587 and 61602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61587 and 61602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61587,61602) = 3
LCM(61587,61602) = ( 61587 × 61602) / 3
LCM(61587,61602) = 3793882374 / 3
LCM(61587,61602) = 1264627458

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61587 and 61602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61587 and 61602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61587 and 61602.

Prime Factorization of 61587

Prime Factorization of 61602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61587 and 61602.

LCM(61587,61602) = 3³ × 2281¹ × 2¹ × 10267¹
LCM(61587,61602) = 1264627458