What is the Least Common Multiple of 62836 and 62856?

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 62836 and 62856 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62836 and 62856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62836,62856) = 4
LCM(62836,62856) = ( 62836 × 62856) / 4
LCM(62836,62856) = 3949619616 / 4
LCM(62836,62856) = 987404904

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62836 and 62856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62836 and 62856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62836 and 62856.

Prime Factorization of 62836

Prime Factorization of 62856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62836 and 62856.

LCM(62836,62856) = 2³ × 23¹ × 683¹ × 3⁴ × 97¹
LCM(62836,62856) = 987404904