What is the Least Common Multiple of 62993 and 63004?

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 62993 and 63004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62993 and 63004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62993,63004) = 1
LCM(62993,63004) = ( 62993 × 63004) / 1
LCM(62993,63004) = 3968810972 / 1
LCM(62993,63004) = 3968810972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62993 and 63004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62993 and 63004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62993 and 63004.

Prime Factorization of 62993

Prime Factorization of 63004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62993 and 63004.

LCM(62993,63004) = 7¹ × 8999¹ × 2² × 19¹ × 829¹
LCM(62993,63004) = 3968810972