What is the Least Common Multiple of 52993 and 53006?

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 52993 and 53006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52993 and 53006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52993,53006) = 1
LCM(52993,53006) = ( 52993 × 53006) / 1
LCM(52993,53006) = 2808946958 / 1
LCM(52993,53006) = 2808946958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52993 and 53006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52993 and 53006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52993 and 53006.

Prime Factorization of 52993

Prime Factorization of 53006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52993 and 53006.

LCM(52993,53006) = 197¹ × 269¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 1559¹
LCM(52993,53006) = 2808946958