What is the Least Common Multiple of 63012 and 63016?

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 63012 and 63016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63012 and 63016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63012,63016) = 4
LCM(63012,63016) = ( 63012 × 63016) / 4
LCM(63012,63016) = 3970764192 / 4
LCM(63012,63016) = 992691048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63012 and 63016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63012 and 63016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63012 and 63016.

Prime Factorization of 63012

Prime Factorization of 63016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63012 and 63016.

LCM(63012,63016) = 2³ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 89¹ × 7877¹
LCM(63012,63016) = 992691048