What is the Least Common Multiple of 61991 and 62001?

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 61991 and 62001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61991 and 62001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61991,62001) = 1
LCM(61991,62001) = ( 61991 × 62001) / 1
LCM(61991,62001) = 3843503991 / 1
LCM(61991,62001) = 3843503991

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61991 and 62001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61991 and 62001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61991 and 62001.

Prime Factorization of 61991

Prime Factorization of 62001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61991 and 62001.

LCM(61991,62001) = 61991¹ × 3² × 83²
LCM(61991,62001) = 3843503991