What is the Least Common Multiple of 53022 and 53036?

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 53022 and 53036 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53022 and 53036, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53022,53036) = 2
LCM(53022,53036) = ( 53022 × 53036) / 2
LCM(53022,53036) = 2812074792 / 2
LCM(53022,53036) = 1406037396

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53022 and 53036 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53022 and 53036. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53022 and 53036.

Prime Factorization of 53022

Prime Factorization of 53036

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53022 and 53036.

LCM(53022,53036) = 2² × 3¹ × 8837¹ × 13259¹
LCM(53022,53036) = 1406037396