What is the Least Common Multiple of 63236 and 63250?

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 63250 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 63250, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63236,63250) = 2
LCM(63236,63250) = ( 63236 × 63250) / 2
LCM(63236,63250) = 3999677000 / 2
LCM(63236,63250) = 1999838500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63236 and 63250 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63236 and 63250. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63236 and 63250.

Prime Factorization of 63236

Prime Factorization of 63250

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63236 and 63250.

LCM(63236,63250) = 2² × 15809¹ × 5³ × 11¹ × 23¹
LCM(63236,63250) = 1999838500