What is the Least Common Multiple of 63887 and 63901?

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 63887 and 63901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63887 and 63901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63887,63901) = 1
LCM(63887,63901) = ( 63887 × 63901) / 1
LCM(63887,63901) = 4082443187 / 1
LCM(63887,63901) = 4082443187

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63887 and 63901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63887 and 63901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63887 and 63901.

Prime Factorization of 63887

Prime Factorization of 63901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63887 and 63901.

LCM(63887,63901) = 29¹ × 2203¹ × 63901¹
LCM(63887,63901) = 4082443187