What is the Least Common Multiple of 63768 and 63772?

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 63768 and 63772 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63768 and 63772, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63768,63772) = 4
LCM(63768,63772) = ( 63768 × 63772) / 4
LCM(63768,63772) = 4066612896 / 4
LCM(63768,63772) = 1016653224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63768 and 63772 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63768 and 63772. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63768 and 63772.

Prime Factorization of 63768

Prime Factorization of 63772

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63768 and 63772.

LCM(63768,63772) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2657¹ × 107¹ × 149¹
LCM(63768,63772) = 1016653224