What is the Least Common Multiple of 63561 and 63579?

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 63561 and 63579 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63561 and 63579, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63561,63579) = 3
LCM(63561,63579) = ( 63561 × 63579) / 3
LCM(63561,63579) = 4041144819 / 3
LCM(63561,63579) = 1347048273

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63561 and 63579 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63561 and 63579. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63561 and 63579.

Prime Factorization of 63561

Prime Factorization of 63579

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63561 and 63579.

LCM(63561,63579) = 3¹ × 21187¹ × 21193¹
LCM(63561,63579) = 1347048273