What is the Least Common Multiple of 63596 and 63605?

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 63596 and 63605 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63596 and 63605, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63596,63605) = 1
LCM(63596,63605) = ( 63596 × 63605) / 1
LCM(63596,63605) = 4045023580 / 1
LCM(63596,63605) = 4045023580

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63596 and 63605 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63596 and 63605. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63596 and 63605.

Prime Factorization of 63596

Prime Factorization of 63605

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63596 and 63605.

LCM(63596,63605) = 2² × 13¹ × 1223¹ × 5¹ × 12721¹
LCM(63596,63605) = 4045023580