What is the Least Common Multiple of 53468 and 53484?

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 53468 and 53484 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53468 and 53484, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53468,53484) = 4
LCM(53468,53484) = ( 53468 × 53484) / 4
LCM(53468,53484) = 2859682512 / 4
LCM(53468,53484) = 714920628

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53468 and 53484 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53468 and 53484. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53468 and 53484.

Prime Factorization of 53468

Prime Factorization of 53484

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53468 and 53484.

LCM(53468,53484) = 2² × 13367¹ × 3¹ × 4457¹
LCM(53468,53484) = 714920628