What is the Least Common Multiple of 63120 and 63126?

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 63120 and 63126 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63120 and 63126, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63120,63126) = 6
LCM(63120,63126) = ( 63120 × 63126) / 6
LCM(63120,63126) = 3984513120 / 6
LCM(63120,63126) = 664085520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63120 and 63126 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63120 and 63126. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63120 and 63126.

Prime Factorization of 63120

Prime Factorization of 63126

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63120 and 63126.

LCM(63120,63126) = 2⁴ × 3³ × 5¹ × 263¹ × 7¹ × 167¹
LCM(63120,63126) = 664085520