What is the Least Common Multiple of 62932 and 62950?

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 62932 and 62950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62932 and 62950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62932,62950) = 2
LCM(62932,62950) = ( 62932 × 62950) / 2
LCM(62932,62950) = 3961569400 / 2
LCM(62932,62950) = 1980784700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62932 and 62950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62932 and 62950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62932 and 62950.

Prime Factorization of 62932

Prime Factorization of 62950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62932 and 62950.

LCM(62932,62950) = 2² × 15733¹ × 5² × 1259¹
LCM(62932,62950) = 1980784700