What is the Least Common Multiple of 53358 and 53367?

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 53358 and 53367 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53358 and 53367, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53358,53367) = 3
LCM(53358,53367) = ( 53358 × 53367) / 3
LCM(53358,53367) = 2847556386 / 3
LCM(53358,53367) = 949185462

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53358 and 53367 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53358 and 53367. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53358 and 53367.

Prime Factorization of 53358

Prime Factorization of 53367

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53358 and 53367.

LCM(53358,53367) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8893¹ × 17789¹
LCM(53358,53367) = 949185462