What is the Least Common Multiple of 6430 and 6437?

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 6430 and 6437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6430 and 6437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6430,6437) = 1
LCM(6430,6437) = ( 6430 × 6437) / 1
LCM(6430,6437) = 41389910 / 1
LCM(6430,6437) = 41389910

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6430 and 6437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6430 and 6437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6430 and 6437.

Prime Factorization of 6430

Prime Factorization of 6437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6430 and 6437.

LCM(6430,6437) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 643¹ × 41¹ × 157¹
LCM(6430,6437) = 41389910