What is the Least Common Multiple of 61996 and 62007?

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 61996 and 62007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 61996 and 62007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(61996,62007) = 11
LCM(61996,62007) = ( 61996 × 62007) / 11
LCM(61996,62007) = 3844185972 / 11
LCM(61996,62007) = 349471452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 61996 and 62007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 61996 and 62007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 61996 and 62007.

Prime Factorization of 61996

Prime Factorization of 62007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 61996 and 62007.

LCM(61996,62007) = 2² × 11¹ × 1409¹ × 3¹ × 1879¹
LCM(61996,62007) = 349471452