What is the Least Common Multiple of 53306 and 53322?

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 53306 and 53322 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53306 and 53322, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53306,53322) = 2
LCM(53306,53322) = ( 53306 × 53322) / 2
LCM(53306,53322) = 2842382532 / 2
LCM(53306,53322) = 1421191266

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53306 and 53322 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53306 and 53322. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53306 and 53322.

Prime Factorization of 53306

Prime Factorization of 53322

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53306 and 53322.

LCM(53306,53322) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 2423¹ × 3¹ × 8887¹
LCM(53306,53322) = 1421191266