What is the Least Common Multiple of 53362 and 53369?

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 53362 and 53369 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53362 and 53369, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53362,53369) = 1
LCM(53362,53369) = ( 53362 × 53369) / 1
LCM(53362,53369) = 2847876578 / 1
LCM(53362,53369) = 2847876578

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53362 and 53369 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53362 and 53369. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53362 and 53369.

Prime Factorization of 53362

Prime Factorization of 53369

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53362 and 53369.

LCM(53362,53369) = 2¹ × 26681¹ × 83¹ × 643¹
LCM(53362,53369) = 2847876578