What is the Least Common Multiple of 52994 and 53000?

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 52994 and 53000 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52994 and 53000, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52994,53000) = 2
LCM(52994,53000) = ( 52994 × 53000) / 2
LCM(52994,53000) = 2808682000 / 2
LCM(52994,53000) = 1404341000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52994 and 53000 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52994 and 53000. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52994 and 53000.

Prime Factorization of 52994

Prime Factorization of 53000

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52994 and 53000.

LCM(52994,53000) = 2³ × 26497¹ × 5³ × 53¹
LCM(52994,53000) = 1404341000