What is the Least Common Multiple of 6352 and 6366?

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 6352 and 6366 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6352 and 6366, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6352,6366) = 2
LCM(6352,6366) = ( 6352 × 6366) / 2
LCM(6352,6366) = 40436832 / 2
LCM(6352,6366) = 20218416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6352 and 6366 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6352 and 6366. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6352 and 6366.

Prime Factorization of 6352

Prime Factorization of 6366

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6352 and 6366.

LCM(6352,6366) = 2⁴ × 397¹ × 3¹ × 1061¹
LCM(6352,6366) = 20218416