What is the Least Common Multiple of 63978 and 63996?

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 63978 and 63996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63978 and 63996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63978,63996) = 6
LCM(63978,63996) = ( 63978 × 63996) / 6
LCM(63978,63996) = 4094336088 / 6
LCM(63978,63996) = 682389348

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63978 and 63996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63978 and 63996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63978 and 63996.

Prime Factorization of 63978

Prime Factorization of 63996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63978 and 63996.

LCM(63978,63996) = 2² × 3¹ × 10663¹ × 5333¹
LCM(63978,63996) = 682389348