What is the Least Common Multiple of 63698 and 63706?

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 63698 and 63706 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63698 and 63706, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63698,63706) = 2
LCM(63698,63706) = ( 63698 × 63706) / 2
LCM(63698,63706) = 4057944788 / 2
LCM(63698,63706) = 2028972394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63698 and 63706 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63698 and 63706. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63698 and 63706.

Prime Factorization of 63698

Prime Factorization of 63706

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63698 and 63706.

LCM(63698,63706) = 2¹ × 31849¹ × 53¹ × 601¹
LCM(63698,63706) = 2028972394