What is the Least Common Multiple of 63238 and 63253?

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 63238 and 63253 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63238 and 63253, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63238,63253) = 1
LCM(63238,63253) = ( 63238 × 63253) / 1
LCM(63238,63253) = 3999993214 / 1
LCM(63238,63253) = 3999993214

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63238 and 63253 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63238 and 63253. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63238 and 63253.

Prime Factorization of 63238

Prime Factorization of 63253

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63238 and 63253.

LCM(63238,63253) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4517¹ × 43¹ × 1471¹
LCM(63238,63253) = 3999993214