What is the Least Common Multiple of 63040 and 63044?

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 63040 and 63044 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63040 and 63044, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63040,63044) = 4
LCM(63040,63044) = ( 63040 × 63044) / 4
LCM(63040,63044) = 3974293760 / 4
LCM(63040,63044) = 993573440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63040 and 63044 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63040 and 63044. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63040 and 63044.

Prime Factorization of 63040

Prime Factorization of 63044

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63040 and 63044.

LCM(63040,63044) = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 197¹ × 15761¹
LCM(63040,63044) = 993573440