What is the Least Common Multiple of 53474 and 53483?

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 53474 and 53483 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53474 and 53483, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53474,53483) = 1
LCM(53474,53483) = ( 53474 × 53483) / 1
LCM(53474,53483) = 2859949942 / 1
LCM(53474,53483) = 2859949942

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53474 and 53483 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53474 and 53483. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53474 and 53483.

Prime Factorization of 53474

Prime Factorization of 53483

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53474 and 53483.

LCM(53474,53483) = 2¹ × 26737¹ × 79¹ × 677¹
LCM(53474,53483) = 2859949942