What is the Least Common Multiple of 63834 and 63838?

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 63834 and 63838 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63834 and 63838, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63834,63838) = 2
LCM(63834,63838) = ( 63834 × 63838) / 2
LCM(63834,63838) = 4075034892 / 2
LCM(63834,63838) = 2037517446

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63834 and 63838 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63834 and 63838. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63834 and 63838.

Prime Factorization of 63834

Prime Factorization of 63838

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63834 and 63838.

LCM(63834,63838) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 10639¹ × 59¹ × 541¹
LCM(63834,63838) = 2037517446