What is the Least Common Multiple of 63856 and 63871?

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 63856 and 63871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63856 and 63871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63856,63871) = 1
LCM(63856,63871) = ( 63856 × 63871) / 1
LCM(63856,63871) = 4078546576 / 1
LCM(63856,63871) = 4078546576

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63856 and 63871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63856 and 63871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63856 and 63871.

Prime Factorization of 63856

Prime Factorization of 63871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63856 and 63871.

LCM(63856,63871) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 307¹ × 23¹ × 2777¹
LCM(63856,63871) = 4078546576