What is the Least Common Multiple of 63531 and 63544?

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 63531 and 63544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63531 and 63544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63531,63544) = 13
LCM(63531,63544) = ( 63531 × 63544) / 13
LCM(63531,63544) = 4037013864 / 13
LCM(63531,63544) = 310539528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63531 and 63544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63531 and 63544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63531 and 63544.

Prime Factorization of 63531

Prime Factorization of 63544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63531 and 63544.

LCM(63531,63544) = 3³ × 13² × 181¹ × 2³ × 47¹
LCM(63531,63544) = 310539528