What is the Least Common Multiple of 53406 and 53418?

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 53406 and 53418 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53406 and 53418, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53406,53418) = 6
LCM(53406,53418) = ( 53406 × 53418) / 6
LCM(53406,53418) = 2852841708 / 6
LCM(53406,53418) = 475473618

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53406 and 53418 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53406 and 53418. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53406 and 53418.

Prime Factorization of 53406

Prime Factorization of 53418

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53406 and 53418.

LCM(53406,53418) = 2¹ × 3³ × 23¹ × 43¹ × 29¹ × 307¹
LCM(53406,53418) = 475473618