What is the Least Common Multiple of 63157 and 63176?

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 63157 and 63176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63157 and 63176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63157,63176) = 1
LCM(63157,63176) = ( 63157 × 63176) / 1
LCM(63157,63176) = 3990006632 / 1
LCM(63157,63176) = 3990006632

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63157 and 63176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63157 and 63176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63157 and 63176.

Prime Factorization of 63157

Prime Factorization of 63176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63157 and 63176.

LCM(63157,63176) = 137¹ × 461¹ × 2³ × 53¹ × 149¹
LCM(63157,63176) = 3990006632