What is the Least Common Multiple of 53418 and 53434?

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 53418 and 53434 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53418 and 53434, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53418,53434) = 2
LCM(53418,53434) = ( 53418 × 53434) / 2
LCM(53418,53434) = 2854337412 / 2
LCM(53418,53434) = 1427168706

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53418 and 53434 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53418 and 53434. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53418 and 53434.

Prime Factorization of 53418

Prime Factorization of 53434

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53418 and 53434.

LCM(53418,53434) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 307¹ × 26717¹
LCM(53418,53434) = 1427168706