What is the Least Common Multiple of 63644 and 63658?

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 63644 and 63658 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63644 and 63658, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63644,63658) = 14
LCM(63644,63658) = ( 63644 × 63658) / 14
LCM(63644,63658) = 4051449752 / 14
LCM(63644,63658) = 289389268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63644 and 63658 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63644 and 63658. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63644 and 63658.

Prime Factorization of 63644

Prime Factorization of 63658

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63644 and 63658.

LCM(63644,63658) = 2² × 7¹ × 2273¹ × 4547¹
LCM(63644,63658) = 289389268