What is the Least Common Multiple of 5035 and 5053?

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 5035 and 5053 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5035 and 5053, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5035,5053) = 1
LCM(5035,5053) = ( 5035 × 5053) / 1
LCM(5035,5053) = 25441855 / 1
LCM(5035,5053) = 25441855

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5035 and 5053 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5035 and 5053. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5035 and 5053.

Prime Factorization of 5035

Prime Factorization of 5053

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5035 and 5053.

LCM(5035,5053) = 5¹ × 19¹ × 53¹ × 31¹ × 163¹
LCM(5035,5053) = 25441855