What is the Least Common Multiple of 53451 and 53471?

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 53451 and 53471 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53451 and 53471, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53451,53471) = 1
LCM(53451,53471) = ( 53451 × 53471) / 1
LCM(53451,53471) = 2858078421 / 1
LCM(53451,53471) = 2858078421

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53451 and 53471 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53451 and 53471. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53451 and 53471.

Prime Factorization of 53451

Prime Factorization of 53471

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53451 and 53471.

LCM(53451,53471) = 3² × 5939¹ × 11¹ × 4861¹
LCM(53451,53471) = 2858078421