What is the Least Common Multiple of 62166 and 62178?

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 62166 and 62178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62166 and 62178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62166,62178) = 6
LCM(62166,62178) = ( 62166 × 62178) / 6
LCM(62166,62178) = 3865357548 / 6
LCM(62166,62178) = 644226258

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62166 and 62178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62166 and 62178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62166 and 62178.

Prime Factorization of 62166

Prime Factorization of 62178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62166 and 62178.

LCM(62166,62178) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 797¹ × 43¹ × 241¹
LCM(62166,62178) = 644226258