What is the Least Common Multiple of 62859 and 62879?

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 62859 and 62879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62859 and 62879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62859,62879) = 1
LCM(62859,62879) = ( 62859 × 62879) / 1
LCM(62859,62879) = 3952511061 / 1
LCM(62859,62879) = 3952511061

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62859 and 62879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62859 and 62879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62859 and 62879.

Prime Factorization of 62859

Prime Factorization of 62879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62859 and 62879.

LCM(62859,62879) = 3¹ × 23¹ × 911¹ × 227¹ × 277¹
LCM(62859,62879) = 3952511061