What is the Least Common Multiple of 53357 and 53371?

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 53357 and 53371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53357 and 53371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53357,53371) = 1
LCM(53357,53371) = ( 53357 × 53371) / 1
LCM(53357,53371) = 2847716447 / 1
LCM(53357,53371) = 2847716447

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53357 and 53371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53357 and 53371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53357 and 53371.

Prime Factorization of 53357

Prime Factorization of 53371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53357 and 53371.

LCM(53357,53371) = 229¹ × 233¹ × 19¹ × 53²
LCM(53357,53371) = 2847716447