What is the Least Common Multiple of 53448 and 53468?

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 53448 and 53468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53448 and 53468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53448,53468) = 4
LCM(53448,53468) = ( 53448 × 53468) / 4
LCM(53448,53468) = 2857757664 / 4
LCM(53448,53468) = 714439416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53448 and 53468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53448 and 53468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53448 and 53468.

Prime Factorization of 53448

Prime Factorization of 53468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53448 and 53468.

LCM(53448,53468) = 2³ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 131¹ × 13367¹
LCM(53448,53468) = 714439416