What is the Least Common Multiple of 63957 and 63966?

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 63957 and 63966 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63957 and 63966, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63957,63966) = 3
LCM(63957,63966) = ( 63957 × 63966) / 3
LCM(63957,63966) = 4091073462 / 3
LCM(63957,63966) = 1363691154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63957 and 63966 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63957 and 63966. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63957 and 63966.

Prime Factorization of 63957

Prime Factorization of 63966

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63957 and 63966.

LCM(63957,63966) = 3¹ × 21319¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 1523¹
LCM(63957,63966) = 1363691154