What is the Least Common Multiple of 62949 and 62963?

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 62949 and 62963 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62949 and 62963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62949,62963) = 1
LCM(62949,62963) = ( 62949 × 62963) / 1
LCM(62949,62963) = 3963457887 / 1
LCM(62949,62963) = 3963457887

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62949 and 62963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62949 and 62963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62949 and 62963.

Prime Factorization of 62949

Prime Factorization of 62963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62949 and 62963.

LCM(62949,62963) = 3¹ × 20983¹ × 79¹ × 797¹
LCM(62949,62963) = 3963457887