What is the Least Common Multiple of 62252 and 62260?

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 62252 and 62260 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62252 and 62260, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62252,62260) = 4
LCM(62252,62260) = ( 62252 × 62260) / 4
LCM(62252,62260) = 3875809520 / 4
LCM(62252,62260) = 968952380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62252 and 62260 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62252 and 62260. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62252 and 62260.

Prime Factorization of 62252

Prime Factorization of 62260

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62252 and 62260.

LCM(62252,62260) = 2² × 79¹ × 197¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 283¹
LCM(62252,62260) = 968952380