What is the Least Common Multiple of 63846 and 63851?

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 63846 and 63851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63846 and 63851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63846,63851) = 1
LCM(63846,63851) = ( 63846 × 63851) / 1
LCM(63846,63851) = 4076630946 / 1
LCM(63846,63851) = 4076630946

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63846 and 63851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63846 and 63851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63846 and 63851.

Prime Factorization of 63846

Prime Factorization of 63851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63846 and 63851.

LCM(63846,63851) = 2¹ × 3² × 3547¹ × 67¹ × 953¹
LCM(63846,63851) = 4076630946