What is the Least Common Multiple of 63956 and 63962?

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 63956 and 63962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63956 and 63962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63956,63962) = 2
LCM(63956,63962) = ( 63956 × 63962) / 2
LCM(63956,63962) = 4090753672 / 2
LCM(63956,63962) = 2045376836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63956 and 63962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63956 and 63962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63956 and 63962.

Prime Factorization of 63956

Prime Factorization of 63962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63956 and 63962.

LCM(63956,63962) = 2² × 59¹ × 271¹ × 31981¹
LCM(63956,63962) = 2045376836