What is the Least Common Multiple of 53234 and 53246?

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 53234 and 53246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53234 and 53246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53234,53246) = 2
LCM(53234,53246) = ( 53234 × 53246) / 2
LCM(53234,53246) = 2834497564 / 2
LCM(53234,53246) = 1417248782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53234 and 53246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53234 and 53246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53234 and 53246.

Prime Factorization of 53234

Prime Factorization of 53246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53234 and 53246.

LCM(53234,53246) = 2¹ × 43¹ × 619¹ × 79¹ × 337¹
LCM(53234,53246) = 1417248782