What is the Least Common Multiple of 53357 and 53373?

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 53373 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 53373, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53357,53373) = 1
LCM(53357,53373) = ( 53357 × 53373) / 1
LCM(53357,53373) = 2847823161 / 1
LCM(53357,53373) = 2847823161

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53357 and 53373 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53357 and 53373. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53357 and 53373.

Prime Factorization of 53357

Prime Factorization of 53373

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53357 and 53373.

LCM(53357,53373) = 229¹ × 233¹ × 3¹ × 17791¹
LCM(53357,53373) = 2847823161