What is the Least Common Multiple of 61932 and 61948?

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 61932 and 61948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61932 and 61948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61932,61948) = 4
LCM(61932,61948) = ( 61932 × 61948) / 4
LCM(61932,61948) = 3836563536 / 4
LCM(61932,61948) = 959140884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61932 and 61948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61932 and 61948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61932 and 61948.

Prime Factorization of 61932

Prime Factorization of 61948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61932 and 61948.

LCM(61932,61948) = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 397¹ × 17¹ × 911¹
LCM(61932,61948) = 959140884