What is the Least Common Multiple of 62845 and 62850?

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 62845 and 62850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62845 and 62850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62845,62850) = 5
LCM(62845,62850) = ( 62845 × 62850) / 5
LCM(62845,62850) = 3949808250 / 5
LCM(62845,62850) = 789961650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62845 and 62850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62845 and 62850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62845 and 62850.

Prime Factorization of 62845

Prime Factorization of 62850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62845 and 62850.

LCM(62845,62850) = 5² × 12569¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 419¹
LCM(62845,62850) = 789961650