What is the Least Common Multiple of 63784 and 63796?

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 63784 and 63796 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63784 and 63796, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63784,63796) = 4
LCM(63784,63796) = ( 63784 × 63796) / 4
LCM(63784,63796) = 4069164064 / 4
LCM(63784,63796) = 1017291016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63784 and 63796 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63784 and 63796. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63784 and 63796.

Prime Factorization of 63784

Prime Factorization of 63796

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63784 and 63796.

LCM(63784,63796) = 2³ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 67¹ × 41¹ × 389¹
LCM(63784,63796) = 1017291016