What is the Least Common Multiple of 63684 and 63692?

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 63684 and 63692 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63684 and 63692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63684,63692) = 4
LCM(63684,63692) = ( 63684 × 63692) / 4
LCM(63684,63692) = 4056161328 / 4
LCM(63684,63692) = 1014040332

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63684 and 63692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63684 and 63692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63684 and 63692.

Prime Factorization of 63684

Prime Factorization of 63692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63684 and 63692.

LCM(63684,63692) = 2² × 3² × 29¹ × 61¹ × 15923¹
LCM(63684,63692) = 1014040332