What is the Least Common Multiple of 63673 and 63686?

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 63673 and 63686 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63673 and 63686, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63673,63686) = 1
LCM(63673,63686) = ( 63673 × 63686) / 1
LCM(63673,63686) = 4055078678 / 1
LCM(63673,63686) = 4055078678

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63673 and 63686 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63673 and 63686. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63673 and 63686.

Prime Factorization of 63673

Prime Factorization of 63686

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63673 and 63686.

LCM(63673,63686) = 41¹ × 1553¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 4549¹
LCM(63673,63686) = 4055078678