What is the Least Common Multiple of 53251 and 53266?

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 53251 and 53266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53251 and 53266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53251,53266) = 1
LCM(53251,53266) = ( 53251 × 53266) / 1
LCM(53251,53266) = 2836467766 / 1
LCM(53251,53266) = 2836467766

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53251 and 53266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53251 and 53266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53251 and 53266.

Prime Factorization of 53251

Prime Factorization of 53266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53251 and 53266.

LCM(53251,53266) = 11¹ × 47¹ × 103¹ × 2¹ × 26633¹
LCM(53251,53266) = 2836467766