What is the Least Common Multiple of 53178 and 53187?

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 53178 and 53187 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53178 and 53187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53178,53187) = 3
LCM(53178,53187) = ( 53178 × 53187) / 3
LCM(53178,53187) = 2828378286 / 3
LCM(53178,53187) = 942792762

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53178 and 53187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53178 and 53187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53178 and 53187.

Prime Factorization of 53178

Prime Factorization of 53187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53178 and 53187.

LCM(53178,53187) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8863¹ × 17729¹
LCM(53178,53187) = 942792762