What is the Least Common Multiple of 63508 and 63526?

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 63508 and 63526 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63508 and 63526, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63508,63526) = 2
LCM(63508,63526) = ( 63508 × 63526) / 2
LCM(63508,63526) = 4034409208 / 2
LCM(63508,63526) = 2017204604

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63508 and 63526 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63508 and 63526. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63508 and 63526.

Prime Factorization of 63508

Prime Factorization of 63526

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63508 and 63526.

LCM(63508,63526) = 2² × 15877¹ × 23¹ × 1381¹
LCM(63508,63526) = 2017204604