What is the Least Common Multiple of 63476 and 63481?

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 63476 and 63481 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63476 and 63481, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63476,63481) = 1
LCM(63476,63481) = ( 63476 × 63481) / 1
LCM(63476,63481) = 4029519956 / 1
LCM(63476,63481) = 4029519956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63476 and 63481 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63476 and 63481. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63476 and 63481.

Prime Factorization of 63476

Prime Factorization of 63481

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63476 and 63481.

LCM(63476,63481) = 2² × 7¹ × 2267¹ × 11¹ × 29¹ × 199¹
LCM(63476,63481) = 4029519956