What is the Least Common Multiple of 63571 and 63586?

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 63571 and 63586 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63571 and 63586, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63571,63586) = 1
LCM(63571,63586) = ( 63571 × 63586) / 1
LCM(63571,63586) = 4042225606 / 1
LCM(63571,63586) = 4042225606

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63571 and 63586 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63571 and 63586. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63571 and 63586.

Prime Factorization of 63571

Prime Factorization of 63586

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63571 and 63586.

LCM(63571,63586) = 151¹ × 421¹ × 2¹ × 31793¹
LCM(63571,63586) = 4042225606