What is the Least Common Multiple of 53422 and 53436?

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 53422 and 53436 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53422 and 53436, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53422,53436) = 2
LCM(53422,53436) = ( 53422 × 53436) / 2
LCM(53422,53436) = 2854657992 / 2
LCM(53422,53436) = 1427328996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53422 and 53436 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53422 and 53436. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53422 and 53436.

Prime Factorization of 53422

Prime Factorization of 53436

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53422 and 53436.

LCM(53422,53436) = 2² × 26711¹ × 3¹ × 61¹ × 73¹
LCM(53422,53436) = 1427328996