What is the Least Common Multiple of 62373 and 62391?

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 62373 and 62391 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62373 and 62391, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62373,62391) = 3
LCM(62373,62391) = ( 62373 × 62391) / 3
LCM(62373,62391) = 3891513843 / 3
LCM(62373,62391) = 1297171281

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62373 and 62391 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62373 and 62391. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62373 and 62391.

Prime Factorization of 62373

Prime Factorization of 62391

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62373 and 62391.

LCM(62373,62391) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1223¹ × 7¹ × 2971¹
LCM(62373,62391) = 1297171281