What is the Least Common Multiple of 53303 and 53317?

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 53303 and 53317 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53303 and 53317, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53303,53317) = 1
LCM(53303,53317) = ( 53303 × 53317) / 1
LCM(53303,53317) = 2841956051 / 1
LCM(53303,53317) = 2841956051

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53303 and 53317 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53303 and 53317. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53303 and 53317.

Prime Factorization of 53303

Prime Factorization of 53317

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53303 and 53317.

LCM(53303,53317) = 151¹ × 353¹ × 11¹ × 37¹ × 131¹
LCM(53303,53317) = 2841956051