What is the Least Common Multiple of 53436 and 53442?

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 53436 and 53442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53436 and 53442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53436,53442) = 6
LCM(53436,53442) = ( 53436 × 53442) / 6
LCM(53436,53442) = 2855726712 / 6
LCM(53436,53442) = 475954452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53436 and 53442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53436 and 53442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53436 and 53442.

Prime Factorization of 53436

Prime Factorization of 53442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53436 and 53442.

LCM(53436,53442) = 2² × 3² × 61¹ × 73¹ × 2969¹
LCM(53436,53442) = 475954452