What is the Least Common Multiple of 62334 and 62346?

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 62334 and 62346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62334 and 62346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62334,62346) = 6
LCM(62334,62346) = ( 62334 × 62346) / 6
LCM(62334,62346) = 3886275564 / 6
LCM(62334,62346) = 647712594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62334 and 62346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62334 and 62346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62334 and 62346.

Prime Factorization of 62334

Prime Factorization of 62346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62334 and 62346.

LCM(62334,62346) = 2¹ × 3² × 3463¹ × 10391¹
LCM(62334,62346) = 647712594