What is the Least Common Multiple of 63712 and 63730?

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 63712 and 63730 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63712 and 63730, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63712,63730) = 2
LCM(63712,63730) = ( 63712 × 63730) / 2
LCM(63712,63730) = 4060365760 / 2
LCM(63712,63730) = 2030182880

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63712 and 63730 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63712 and 63730. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63712 and 63730.

Prime Factorization of 63712

Prime Factorization of 63730

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63712 and 63730.

LCM(63712,63730) = 2⁵ × 11¹ × 181¹ × 5¹ × 6373¹
LCM(63712,63730) = 2030182880