What is the Least Common Multiple of 63772 and 63788?

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 63772 and 63788 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63772 and 63788, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63772,63788) = 4
LCM(63772,63788) = ( 63772 × 63788) / 4
LCM(63772,63788) = 4067888336 / 4
LCM(63772,63788) = 1016972084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63772 and 63788 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63772 and 63788. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63772 and 63788.

Prime Factorization of 63772

Prime Factorization of 63788

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63772 and 63788.

LCM(63772,63788) = 2² × 107¹ × 149¹ × 37¹ × 431¹
LCM(63772,63788) = 1016972084