What is the Least Common Multiple of 62857 and 62871?

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 62857 and 62871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62857 and 62871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62857,62871) = 1
LCM(62857,62871) = ( 62857 × 62871) / 1
LCM(62857,62871) = 3951882447 / 1
LCM(62857,62871) = 3951882447

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62857 and 62871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62857 and 62871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62857 and 62871.

Prime Factorization of 62857

Prime Factorization of 62871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62857 and 62871.

LCM(62857,62871) = 239¹ × 263¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 1103¹
LCM(62857,62871) = 3951882447