What is the Least Common Multiple of 63188 and 63204?

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 63188 and 63204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63188 and 63204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63188,63204) = 4
LCM(63188,63204) = ( 63188 × 63204) / 4
LCM(63188,63204) = 3993734352 / 4
LCM(63188,63204) = 998433588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63188 and 63204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63188 and 63204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63188 and 63204.

Prime Factorization of 63188

Prime Factorization of 63204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63188 and 63204.

LCM(63188,63204) = 2² × 15797¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 229¹
LCM(63188,63204) = 998433588