What is the Least Common Multiple of 62997 and 63008?

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 62997 and 63008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 62997 and 63008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(62997,63008) = 11
LCM(62997,63008) = ( 62997 × 63008) / 11
LCM(62997,63008) = 3969314976 / 11
LCM(62997,63008) = 360846816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 62997 and 63008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 62997 and 63008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 62997 and 63008.

Prime Factorization of 62997

Prime Factorization of 63008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 62997 and 63008.

LCM(62997,63008) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 83¹ × 2⁵ × 179¹
LCM(62997,63008) = 360846816