What is the Least Common Multiple of 6371 and 6382?

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 6371 and 6382 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6371 and 6382, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6371,6382) = 1
LCM(6371,6382) = ( 6371 × 6382) / 1
LCM(6371,6382) = 40659722 / 1
LCM(6371,6382) = 40659722

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6371 and 6382 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6371 and 6382. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6371 and 6382.

Prime Factorization of 6371

Prime Factorization of 6382

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6371 and 6382.

LCM(6371,6382) = 23¹ × 277¹ × 2¹ × 3191¹
LCM(6371,6382) = 40659722