What is the Least Common Multiple of 63658 and 63662?

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 63658 and 63662 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63658 and 63662, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63658,63662) = 2
LCM(63658,63662) = ( 63658 × 63662) / 2
LCM(63658,63662) = 4052595596 / 2
LCM(63658,63662) = 2026297798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63658 and 63662 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63658 and 63662. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63658 and 63662.

Prime Factorization of 63658

Prime Factorization of 63662

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63658 and 63662.

LCM(63658,63662) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 4547¹ × 139¹ × 229¹
LCM(63658,63662) = 2026297798