What is the Least Common Multiple of 62500 and 62504?

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 62500 and 62504 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62500 and 62504, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62500,62504) = 4
LCM(62500,62504) = ( 62500 × 62504) / 4
LCM(62500,62504) = 3906500000 / 4
LCM(62500,62504) = 976625000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62500 and 62504 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62500 and 62504. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62500 and 62504.

Prime Factorization of 62500

Prime Factorization of 62504

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62500 and 62504.

LCM(62500,62504) = 2³ × 5⁶ × 13¹ × 601¹
LCM(62500,62504) = 976625000