What is the Least Common Multiple of 62178 and 62185?

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 62178 and 62185 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62178 and 62185, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62178,62185) = 1
LCM(62178,62185) = ( 62178 × 62185) / 1
LCM(62178,62185) = 3866538930 / 1
LCM(62178,62185) = 3866538930

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62178 and 62185 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62178 and 62185. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62178 and 62185.

Prime Factorization of 62178

Prime Factorization of 62185

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62178 and 62185.

LCM(62178,62185) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 241¹ × 5¹ × 12437¹
LCM(62178,62185) = 3866538930