What is the Least Common Multiple of 63697 and 63701?

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 63697 and 63701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63697 and 63701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63697,63701) = 1
LCM(63697,63701) = ( 63697 × 63701) / 1
LCM(63697,63701) = 4057562597 / 1
LCM(63697,63701) = 4057562597

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63697 and 63701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63697 and 63701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63697 and 63701.

Prime Factorization of 63697

Prime Factorization of 63701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63697 and 63701.

LCM(63697,63701) = 63697¹ × 11¹ × 5791¹
LCM(63697,63701) = 4057562597