What is the Least Common Multiple of 63457 and 63461?

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 63457 and 63461 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63457 and 63461, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63457,63461) = 1
LCM(63457,63461) = ( 63457 × 63461) / 1
LCM(63457,63461) = 4027044677 / 1
LCM(63457,63461) = 4027044677

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63457 and 63461 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63457 and 63461. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63457 and 63461.

Prime Factorization of 63457

Prime Factorization of 63461

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63457 and 63461.

LCM(63457,63461) = 23¹ × 31¹ × 89¹ × 17¹ × 3733¹
LCM(63457,63461) = 4027044677