What is the Least Common Multiple of 62988 and 62996?

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 62988 and 62996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62988 and 62996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62988,62996) = 4
LCM(62988,62996) = ( 62988 × 62996) / 4
LCM(62988,62996) = 3967992048 / 4
LCM(62988,62996) = 991998012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62988 and 62996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62988 and 62996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62988 and 62996.

Prime Factorization of 62988

Prime Factorization of 62996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62988 and 62996.

LCM(62988,62996) = 2² × 3¹ × 29¹ × 181¹ × 15749¹
LCM(62988,62996) = 991998012