What is the Least Common Multiple of 63564 and 63576?

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 63564 and 63576 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63564 and 63576, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63564,63576) = 12
LCM(63564,63576) = ( 63564 × 63576) / 12
LCM(63564,63576) = 4041144864 / 12
LCM(63564,63576) = 336762072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63564 and 63576 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63564 and 63576. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63564 and 63576.

Prime Factorization of 63564

Prime Factorization of 63576

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63564 and 63576.

LCM(63564,63576) = 2³ × 3² × 5297¹ × 883¹
LCM(63564,63576) = 336762072