What is the Least Common Multiple of 63172 and 63178?

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 63172 and 63178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63172 and 63178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63172,63178) = 2
LCM(63172,63178) = ( 63172 × 63178) / 2
LCM(63172,63178) = 3991080616 / 2
LCM(63172,63178) = 1995540308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63172 and 63178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63172 and 63178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63172 and 63178.

Prime Factorization of 63172

Prime Factorization of 63178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63172 and 63178.

LCM(63172,63178) = 2² × 17¹ × 929¹ × 31¹ × 1019¹
LCM(63172,63178) = 1995540308