What is the Least Common Multiple of 63598 and 63602?

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 63598 and 63602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63598 and 63602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63598,63602) = 2
LCM(63598,63602) = ( 63598 × 63602) / 2
LCM(63598,63602) = 4044959996 / 2
LCM(63598,63602) = 2022479998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63598 and 63602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63598 and 63602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63598 and 63602.

Prime Factorization of 63598

Prime Factorization of 63602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63598 and 63602.

LCM(63598,63602) = 2¹ × 31799¹ × 7² × 11¹ × 59¹
LCM(63598,63602) = 2022479998