What is the Least Common Multiple of 53344 and 53355?

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 53344 and 53355 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53344 and 53355, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53344,53355) = 1
LCM(53344,53355) = ( 53344 × 53355) / 1
LCM(53344,53355) = 2846169120 / 1
LCM(53344,53355) = 2846169120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53344 and 53355 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53344 and 53355. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53344 and 53355.

Prime Factorization of 53344

Prime Factorization of 53355

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53344 and 53355.

LCM(53344,53355) = 2⁵ × 1667¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 3557¹
LCM(53344,53355) = 2846169120