What is the Least Common Multiple of 62678 and 62685?

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 62678 and 62685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62678 and 62685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62678,62685) = 7
LCM(62678,62685) = ( 62678 × 62685) / 7
LCM(62678,62685) = 3928970430 / 7
LCM(62678,62685) = 561281490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62678 and 62685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62678 and 62685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62678 and 62685.

Prime Factorization of 62678

Prime Factorization of 62685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62678 and 62685.

LCM(62678,62685) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11² × 37¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 199¹
LCM(62678,62685) = 561281490