What is the Least Common Multiple of 63148 and 63152?

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 63148 and 63152 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63148 and 63152, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63148,63152) = 4
LCM(63148,63152) = ( 63148 × 63152) / 4
LCM(63148,63152) = 3987922496 / 4
LCM(63148,63152) = 996980624

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63148 and 63152 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63148 and 63152. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63148 and 63152.

Prime Factorization of 63148

Prime Factorization of 63152

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63148 and 63152.

LCM(63148,63152) = 2⁴ × 15787¹ × 3947¹
LCM(63148,63152) = 996980624