What is the Least Common Multiple of 63932 and 63948?

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 63932 and 63948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63932 and 63948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63932,63948) = 4
LCM(63932,63948) = ( 63932 × 63948) / 4
LCM(63932,63948) = 4088323536 / 4
LCM(63932,63948) = 1022080884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63932 and 63948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63932 and 63948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63932 and 63948.

Prime Factorization of 63932

Prime Factorization of 63948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63932 and 63948.

LCM(63932,63948) = 2² × 11¹ × 1453¹ × 3¹ × 73²
LCM(63932,63948) = 1022080884