What is the Least Common Multiple of 62908 and 62924?

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 62908 and 62924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62908 and 62924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62908,62924) = 4
LCM(62908,62924) = ( 62908 × 62924) / 4
LCM(62908,62924) = 3958422992 / 4
LCM(62908,62924) = 989605748

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62908 and 62924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62908 and 62924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62908 and 62924.

Prime Factorization of 62908

Prime Factorization of 62924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62908 and 62924.

LCM(62908,62924) = 2² × 15727¹ × 15731¹
LCM(62908,62924) = 989605748