What is the Least Common Multiple of 53146 and 53153?

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 53146 and 53153 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53146 and 53153, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53146,53153) = 1
LCM(53146,53153) = ( 53146 × 53153) / 1
LCM(53146,53153) = 2824869338 / 1
LCM(53146,53153) = 2824869338

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53146 and 53153 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53146 and 53153. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53146 and 53153.

Prime Factorization of 53146

Prime Factorization of 53153

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53146 and 53153.

LCM(53146,53153) = 2¹ × 26573¹ × 23¹ × 2311¹
LCM(53146,53153) = 2824869338