What is the Least Common Multiple of 63976 and 63984?

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 63976 and 63984 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63976 and 63984, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63976,63984) = 8
LCM(63976,63984) = ( 63976 × 63984) / 8
LCM(63976,63984) = 4093440384 / 8
LCM(63976,63984) = 511680048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63976 and 63984 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63976 and 63984. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63976 and 63984.

Prime Factorization of 63976

Prime Factorization of 63984

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63976 and 63984.

LCM(63976,63984) = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 727¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 43¹
LCM(63976,63984) = 511680048