What is the Least Common Multiple of 53220 and 53226?

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 53220 and 53226 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53220 and 53226, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53220,53226) = 6
LCM(53220,53226) = ( 53220 × 53226) / 6
LCM(53220,53226) = 2832687720 / 6
LCM(53220,53226) = 472114620

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53220 and 53226 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53220 and 53226. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53220 and 53226.

Prime Factorization of 53220

Prime Factorization of 53226

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53220 and 53226.

LCM(53220,53226) = 2² × 3² × 5¹ × 887¹ × 2957¹
LCM(53220,53226) = 472114620