What is the Least Common Multiple of 63812 and 63818?

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 63812 and 63818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63812 and 63818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63812,63818) = 2
LCM(63812,63818) = ( 63812 × 63818) / 2
LCM(63812,63818) = 4072354216 / 2
LCM(63812,63818) = 2036177108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63812 and 63818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63812 and 63818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63812 and 63818.

Prime Factorization of 63812

Prime Factorization of 63818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63812 and 63818.

LCM(63812,63818) = 2² × 7¹ × 43¹ × 53¹ × 17¹ × 1877¹
LCM(63812,63818) = 2036177108