What is the Least Common Multiple of 53012 and 53028?

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 53012 and 53028 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53012 and 53028, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53012,53028) = 4
LCM(53012,53028) = ( 53012 × 53028) / 4
LCM(53012,53028) = 2811120336 / 4
LCM(53012,53028) = 702780084

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53012 and 53028 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53012 and 53028. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53012 and 53028.

Prime Factorization of 53012

Prime Factorization of 53028

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53012 and 53028.

LCM(53012,53028) = 2² × 29¹ × 457¹ × 3³ × 491¹
LCM(53012,53028) = 702780084