What is the Least Common Multiple of 6236 and 6248?

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 6236 and 6248 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6236 and 6248, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6236,6248) = 4
LCM(6236,6248) = ( 6236 × 6248) / 4
LCM(6236,6248) = 38962528 / 4
LCM(6236,6248) = 9740632

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6236 and 6248 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6236 and 6248. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6236 and 6248.

Prime Factorization of 6236

Prime Factorization of 6248

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6236 and 6248.

LCM(6236,6248) = 2³ × 1559¹ × 11¹ × 71¹
LCM(6236,6248) = 9740632