What is the Least Common Multiple of 6355 and 6371?

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 6355 and 6371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6355 and 6371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6355,6371) = 1
LCM(6355,6371) = ( 6355 × 6371) / 1
LCM(6355,6371) = 40487705 / 1
LCM(6355,6371) = 40487705

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6355 and 6371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6355 and 6371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6355 and 6371.

Prime Factorization of 6355

Prime Factorization of 6371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6355 and 6371.

LCM(6355,6371) = 5¹ × 31¹ × 41¹ × 23¹ × 277¹
LCM(6355,6371) = 40487705