What is the Least Common Multiple of 53301 and 53308?

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 53301 and 53308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53301 and 53308, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53301,53308) = 1
LCM(53301,53308) = ( 53301 × 53308) / 1
LCM(53301,53308) = 2841369708 / 1
LCM(53301,53308) = 2841369708

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53301 and 53308 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53301 and 53308. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53301 and 53308.

Prime Factorization of 53301

Prime Factorization of 53308

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53301 and 53308.

LCM(53301,53308) = 3¹ × 109¹ × 163¹ × 2² × 13327¹
LCM(53301,53308) = 2841369708