What is the Least Common Multiple of 63342 and 63358?

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 63342 and 63358 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63342 and 63358, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63342,63358) = 2
LCM(63342,63358) = ( 63342 × 63358) / 2
LCM(63342,63358) = 4013222436 / 2
LCM(63342,63358) = 2006611218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63342 and 63358 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63342 and 63358. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63342 and 63358.

Prime Factorization of 63342

Prime Factorization of 63358

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63342 and 63358.

LCM(63342,63358) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 79¹ × 401¹
LCM(63342,63358) = 2006611218