What is the Least Common Multiple of 63172 and 63181?

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 63181 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 63181, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63172,63181) = 1
LCM(63172,63181) = ( 63172 × 63181) / 1
LCM(63172,63181) = 3991270132 / 1
LCM(63172,63181) = 3991270132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63172 and 63181 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63172 and 63181. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63172 and 63181.

Prime Factorization of 63172

Prime Factorization of 63181

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63172 and 63181.

LCM(63172,63181) = 2² × 17¹ × 929¹ × 23¹ × 41¹ × 67¹
LCM(63172,63181) = 3991270132