What is the Least Common Multiple of 53350 and 53362?

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 53350 and 53362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53350 and 53362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53350,53362) = 2
LCM(53350,53362) = ( 53350 × 53362) / 2
LCM(53350,53362) = 2846862700 / 2
LCM(53350,53362) = 1423431350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53350 and 53362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53350 and 53362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53350 and 53362.

Prime Factorization of 53350

Prime Factorization of 53362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53350 and 53362.

LCM(53350,53362) = 2¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 97¹ × 26681¹
LCM(53350,53362) = 1423431350