What is the Least Common Multiple of 63956 and 63967?

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 63967 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 63967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63956,63967) = 1
LCM(63956,63967) = ( 63956 × 63967) / 1
LCM(63956,63967) = 4091073452 / 1
LCM(63956,63967) = 4091073452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63956 and 63967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63956 and 63967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63956 and 63967.

Prime Factorization of 63956

Prime Factorization of 63967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63956 and 63967.

LCM(63956,63967) = 2² × 59¹ × 271¹ × 47¹ × 1361¹
LCM(63956,63967) = 4091073452