What is the Least Common Multiple of 62204 and 62212?

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 62204 and 62212 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62204 and 62212, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62204,62212) = 4
LCM(62204,62212) = ( 62204 × 62212) / 4
LCM(62204,62212) = 3869835248 / 4
LCM(62204,62212) = 967458812

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62204 and 62212 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62204 and 62212. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62204 and 62212.

Prime Factorization of 62204

Prime Factorization of 62212

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62204 and 62212.

LCM(62204,62212) = 2² × 15551¹ × 103¹ × 151¹
LCM(62204,62212) = 967458812