What is the Least Common Multiple of 6360 and 6368?

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 6360 and 6368 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6360 and 6368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6360,6368) = 8
LCM(6360,6368) = ( 6360 × 6368) / 8
LCM(6360,6368) = 40500480 / 8
LCM(6360,6368) = 5062560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6360 and 6368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6360 and 6368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6360 and 6368.

Prime Factorization of 6360

Prime Factorization of 6368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6360 and 6368.

LCM(6360,6368) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 53¹ × 199¹
LCM(6360,6368) = 5062560