What is the Least Common Multiple of 62181 and 62198?

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 62181 and 62198 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62181 and 62198, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62181,62198) = 1
LCM(62181,62198) = ( 62181 × 62198) / 1
LCM(62181,62198) = 3867533838 / 1
LCM(62181,62198) = 3867533838

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62181 and 62198 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62181 and 62198. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62181 and 62198.

Prime Factorization of 62181

Prime Factorization of 62198

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62181 and 62198.

LCM(62181,62198) = 3³ × 7² × 47¹ × 2¹ × 137¹ × 227¹
LCM(62181,62198) = 3867533838