What is the Least Common Multiple of 63224 and 63232?

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 63224 and 63232 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63224 and 63232, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63224,63232) = 8
LCM(63224,63232) = ( 63224 × 63232) / 8
LCM(63224,63232) = 3997779968 / 8
LCM(63224,63232) = 499722496

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63224 and 63232 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63224 and 63232. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63224 and 63232.

Prime Factorization of 63224

Prime Factorization of 63232

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63224 and 63232.

LCM(63224,63232) = 2⁸ × 7¹ × 1129¹ × 13¹ × 19¹
LCM(63224,63232) = 499722496