What is the Least Common Multiple of 63551 and 63557?

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 63551 and 63557 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63551 and 63557, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63551,63557) = 1
LCM(63551,63557) = ( 63551 × 63557) / 1
LCM(63551,63557) = 4039110907 / 1
LCM(63551,63557) = 4039110907

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63551 and 63557 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63551 and 63557. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63551 and 63557.

Prime Factorization of 63551

Prime Factorization of 63557

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63551 and 63557.

LCM(63551,63557) = 103¹ × 617¹ × 13¹ × 4889¹
LCM(63551,63557) = 4039110907