What is the Least Common Multiple of 63984 and 64003?

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 63984 and 64003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 63984 and 64003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(63984,64003) = 1
LCM(63984,64003) = ( 63984 × 64003) / 1
LCM(63984,64003) = 4095167952 / 1
LCM(63984,64003) = 4095167952

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 63984 and 64003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 63984 and 64003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 63984 and 64003.

Prime Factorization of 63984

Prime Factorization of 64003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 63984 and 64003.

LCM(63984,64003) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 43¹ × 29¹ × 2207¹
LCM(63984,64003) = 4095167952