What is the Least Common Multiple of 62368 and 62374?

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 62368 and 62374 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62368 and 62374, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62368,62374) = 2
LCM(62368,62374) = ( 62368 × 62374) / 2
LCM(62368,62374) = 3890141632 / 2
LCM(62368,62374) = 1945070816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62368 and 62374 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62368 and 62374. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62368 and 62374.

Prime Factorization of 62368

Prime Factorization of 62374

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62368 and 62374.

LCM(62368,62374) = 2⁵ × 1949¹ × 13¹ × 2399¹
LCM(62368,62374) = 1945070816