What is the Least Common Multiple of 3053 and 3057?

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 3053 and 3057 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 3053 and 3057, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(3053,3057) = 1
LCM(3053,3057) = ( 3053 × 3057) / 1
LCM(3053,3057) = 9333021 / 1
LCM(3053,3057) = 9333021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3053 and 3057 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 3053 and 3057. First we will calculate the prime factors of 3053 and 3057.

Prime Factorization of 3053

Prime Factorization of 3057

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 3053 and 3057.

LCM(3053,3057) = 43¹ × 71¹ × 3¹ × 1019¹
LCM(3053,3057) = 9333021