What is the Least Common Multiple of 62196 and 62216?

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 62196 and 62216 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62196 and 62216, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62196,62216) = 4
LCM(62196,62216) = ( 62196 × 62216) / 4
LCM(62196,62216) = 3869586336 / 4
LCM(62196,62216) = 967396584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62196 and 62216 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62196 and 62216. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62196 and 62216.

Prime Factorization of 62196

Prime Factorization of 62216

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62196 and 62216.

LCM(62196,62216) = 2³ × 3¹ × 71¹ × 73¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 101¹
LCM(62196,62216) = 967396584