What is the Least Common Multiple of 63950 and 63961?

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 63950 and 63961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63950 and 63961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63950,63961) = 1
LCM(63950,63961) = ( 63950 × 63961) / 1
LCM(63950,63961) = 4090305950 / 1
LCM(63950,63961) = 4090305950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63950 and 63961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63950 and 63961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63950 and 63961.

Prime Factorization of 63950

Prime Factorization of 63961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63950 and 63961.

LCM(63950,63961) = 2¹ × 5² × 1279¹ × 167¹ × 383¹
LCM(63950,63961) = 4090305950