What is the Least Common Multiple of 53461 and 53476?

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 53461 and 53476 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53461 and 53476, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53461,53476) = 1
LCM(53461,53476) = ( 53461 × 53476) / 1
LCM(53461,53476) = 2858880436 / 1
LCM(53461,53476) = 2858880436

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53461 and 53476 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53461 and 53476. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53461 and 53476.

Prime Factorization of 53461

Prime Factorization of 53476

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53461 and 53476.

LCM(53461,53476) = 193¹ × 277¹ × 2² × 29¹ × 461¹
LCM(53461,53476) = 2858880436