What is the Least Common Multiple of 62935 and 62948?

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 62935 and 62948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62935 and 62948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62935,62948) = 1
LCM(62935,62948) = ( 62935 × 62948) / 1
LCM(62935,62948) = 3961632380 / 1
LCM(62935,62948) = 3961632380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62935 and 62948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62935 and 62948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62935 and 62948.

Prime Factorization of 62935

Prime Factorization of 62948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62935 and 62948.

LCM(62935,62948) = 5¹ × 41¹ × 307¹ × 2² × 15737¹
LCM(62935,62948) = 3961632380