What is the Least Common Multiple of 53461 and 53480?

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 53480 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 53480, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53461,53480) = 1
LCM(53461,53480) = ( 53461 × 53480) / 1
LCM(53461,53480) = 2859094280 / 1
LCM(53461,53480) = 2859094280

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53461 and 53480 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53461 and 53480. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53461 and 53480.

Prime Factorization of 53461

Prime Factorization of 53480

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53461 and 53480.

LCM(53461,53480) = 193¹ × 277¹ × 2³ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 191¹
LCM(53461,53480) = 2859094280