What is the Least Common Multiple of 63174 and 63187?

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 63174 and 63187 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63174 and 63187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63174,63187) = 1
LCM(63174,63187) = ( 63174 × 63187) / 1
LCM(63174,63187) = 3991775538 / 1
LCM(63174,63187) = 3991775538

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63174 and 63187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63174 and 63187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63174 and 63187.

Prime Factorization of 63174

Prime Factorization of 63187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63174 and 63187.

LCM(63174,63187) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10529¹ × 179¹ × 353¹
LCM(63174,63187) = 3991775538