What is the Least Common Multiple of 62950 and 62954?

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 62950 and 62954 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62950 and 62954, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62950,62954) = 2
LCM(62950,62954) = ( 62950 × 62954) / 2
LCM(62950,62954) = 3962954300 / 2
LCM(62950,62954) = 1981477150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62950 and 62954 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62950 and 62954. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62950 and 62954.

Prime Factorization of 62950

Prime Factorization of 62954

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62950 and 62954.

LCM(62950,62954) = 2¹ × 5² × 1259¹ × 31477¹
LCM(62950,62954) = 1981477150