What is the Least Common Multiple of 63542 and 63548?

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 63542 and 63548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63542 and 63548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63542,63548) = 2
LCM(63542,63548) = ( 63542 × 63548) / 2
LCM(63542,63548) = 4037967016 / 2
LCM(63542,63548) = 2018983508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63542 and 63548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63542 and 63548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63542 and 63548.

Prime Factorization of 63542

Prime Factorization of 63548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63542 and 63548.

LCM(63542,63548) = 2² × 31771¹ × 15887¹
LCM(63542,63548) = 2018983508