What is the Least Common Multiple of 63236 and 63248?

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 63236 and 63248 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63236 and 63248, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63236,63248) = 4
LCM(63236,63248) = ( 63236 × 63248) / 4
LCM(63236,63248) = 3999550528 / 4
LCM(63236,63248) = 999887632

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63236 and 63248 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63236 and 63248. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63236 and 63248.

Prime Factorization of 63236

Prime Factorization of 63248

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63236 and 63248.

LCM(63236,63248) = 2⁴ × 15809¹ × 59¹ × 67¹
LCM(63236,63248) = 999887632