What is the Least Common Multiple of 62951 and 62958?

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 62951 and 62958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62951 and 62958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62951,62958) = 7
LCM(62951,62958) = ( 62951 × 62958) / 7
LCM(62951,62958) = 3963269058 / 7
LCM(62951,62958) = 566181294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62951 and 62958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62951 and 62958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62951 and 62958.

Prime Factorization of 62951

Prime Factorization of 62958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62951 and 62958.

LCM(62951,62958) = 7¹ × 17¹ × 23² × 2¹ × 3¹ × 1499¹
LCM(62951,62958) = 566181294