What is the Least Common Multiple of 63551 and 63559?

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 63559 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 63559, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63551,63559) = 1
LCM(63551,63559) = ( 63551 × 63559) / 1
LCM(63551,63559) = 4039238009 / 1
LCM(63551,63559) = 4039238009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63551 and 63559 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63551 and 63559. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63551 and 63559.

Prime Factorization of 63551

Prime Factorization of 63559

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63551 and 63559.

LCM(63551,63559) = 103¹ × 617¹ × 63559¹
LCM(63551,63559) = 4039238009