What is the Least Common Multiple of 53148 and 53156?

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 53148 and 53156 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53148 and 53156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53148,53156) = 4
LCM(53148,53156) = ( 53148 × 53156) / 4
LCM(53148,53156) = 2825135088 / 4
LCM(53148,53156) = 706283772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53148 and 53156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53148 and 53156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53148 and 53156.

Prime Factorization of 53148

Prime Factorization of 53156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53148 and 53156.

LCM(53148,53156) = 2² × 3¹ × 43¹ × 103¹ × 97¹ × 137¹
LCM(53148,53156) = 706283772