What is the Least Common Multiple of 62880 and 62898?

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 62880 and 62898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62880 and 62898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62880,62898) = 6
LCM(62880,62898) = ( 62880 × 62898) / 6
LCM(62880,62898) = 3955026240 / 6
LCM(62880,62898) = 659171040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62880 and 62898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62880 and 62898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62880 and 62898.

Prime Factorization of 62880

Prime Factorization of 62898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62880 and 62898.

LCM(62880,62898) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 131¹ × 11¹ × 953¹
LCM(62880,62898) = 659171040