What is the Least Common Multiple of 53243 and 53260?

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 53243 and 53260 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53243 and 53260, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53243,53260) = 1
LCM(53243,53260) = ( 53243 × 53260) / 1
LCM(53243,53260) = 2835722180 / 1
LCM(53243,53260) = 2835722180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53243 and 53260 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53243 and 53260. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53243 and 53260.

Prime Factorization of 53243

Prime Factorization of 53260

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53243 and 53260.

LCM(53243,53260) = 37¹ × 1439¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 2663¹
LCM(53243,53260) = 2835722180