What is the Least Common Multiple of 53197 and 53216?

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 53197 and 53216 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53197 and 53216, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53197,53216) = 1
LCM(53197,53216) = ( 53197 × 53216) / 1
LCM(53197,53216) = 2830931552 / 1
LCM(53197,53216) = 2830931552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53197 and 53216 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53197 and 53216. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53197 and 53216.

Prime Factorization of 53197

Prime Factorization of 53216

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53197 and 53216.

LCM(53197,53216) = 53197¹ × 2⁵ × 1663¹
LCM(53197,53216) = 2830931552