What is the Least Common Multiple of 63506 and 63514?

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 63506 and 63514 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63506 and 63514, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63506,63514) = 2
LCM(63506,63514) = ( 63506 × 63514) / 2
LCM(63506,63514) = 4033520084 / 2
LCM(63506,63514) = 2016760042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63506 and 63514 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63506 and 63514. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63506 and 63514.

Prime Factorization of 63506

Prime Factorization of 63514

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63506 and 63514.

LCM(63506,63514) = 2¹ × 113¹ × 281¹ × 11¹ × 2887¹
LCM(63506,63514) = 2016760042