What is the Least Common Multiple of 63244 and 63256?

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 63244 and 63256 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63244 and 63256, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63244,63256) = 4
LCM(63244,63256) = ( 63244 × 63256) / 4
LCM(63244,63256) = 4000562464 / 4
LCM(63244,63256) = 1000140616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63244 and 63256 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63244 and 63256. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63244 and 63256.

Prime Factorization of 63244

Prime Factorization of 63256

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63244 and 63256.

LCM(63244,63256) = 2³ × 97¹ × 163¹ × 7907¹
LCM(63244,63256) = 1000140616