What is the Least Common Multiple of 63880 and 63888?

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 63880 and 63888 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63880 and 63888, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63880,63888) = 8
LCM(63880,63888) = ( 63880 × 63888) / 8
LCM(63880,63888) = 4081165440 / 8
LCM(63880,63888) = 510145680

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63880 and 63888 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63880 and 63888. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63880 and 63888.

Prime Factorization of 63880

Prime Factorization of 63888

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63880 and 63888.

LCM(63880,63888) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 1597¹ × 3¹ × 11³
LCM(63880,63888) = 510145680