What is the Least Common Multiple of 53444 and 53461?

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 53444 and 53461 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53444 and 53461, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53444,53461) = 1
LCM(53444,53461) = ( 53444 × 53461) / 1
LCM(53444,53461) = 2857169684 / 1
LCM(53444,53461) = 2857169684

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53444 and 53461 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53444 and 53461. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53444 and 53461.

Prime Factorization of 53444

Prime Factorization of 53461

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53444 and 53461.

LCM(53444,53461) = 2² × 31¹ × 431¹ × 193¹ × 277¹
LCM(53444,53461) = 2857169684