What is the Least Common Multiple of 61852 and 61856?

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 61852 and 61856 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61852 and 61856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61852,61856) = 4
LCM(61852,61856) = ( 61852 × 61856) / 4
LCM(61852,61856) = 3825917312 / 4
LCM(61852,61856) = 956479328

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61852 and 61856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61852 and 61856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61852 and 61856.

Prime Factorization of 61852

Prime Factorization of 61856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61852 and 61856.

LCM(61852,61856) = 2⁵ × 7¹ × 47² × 1933¹
LCM(61852,61856) = 956479328