What is the Least Common Multiple of 63158 and 63171?

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 63158 and 63171 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63158 and 63171, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63158,63171) = 1
LCM(63158,63171) = ( 63158 × 63171) / 1
LCM(63158,63171) = 3989754018 / 1
LCM(63158,63171) = 3989754018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63158 and 63171 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63158 and 63171. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63158 and 63171.

Prime Factorization of 63158

Prime Factorization of 63171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63158 and 63171.

LCM(63158,63171) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1373¹ × 3² × 7019¹
LCM(63158,63171) = 3989754018