What is the Least Common Multiple of 53056 and 53062?

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 53056 and 53062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53056 and 53062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53056,53062) = 2
LCM(53056,53062) = ( 53056 × 53062) / 2
LCM(53056,53062) = 2815257472 / 2
LCM(53056,53062) = 1407628736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53056 and 53062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53056 and 53062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53056 and 53062.

Prime Factorization of 53056

Prime Factorization of 53062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53056 and 53062.

LCM(53056,53062) = 2⁶ × 829¹ × 43¹ × 617¹
LCM(53056,53062) = 1407628736