What is the Least Common Multiple of 53480 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 53480 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 53480 and 53484, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53480,53484) = 4
LCM(53480,53484) = ( 53480 × 53484) / 4
LCM(53480,53484) = 2860324320 / 4
LCM(53480,53484) = 715081080

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53480 and 53484 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53480 and 53484. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53480 and 53484.

Prime Factorization of 53480

Prime Factorization of 53484

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53480 and 53484.

LCM(53480,53484) = 2³ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 191¹ × 3¹ × 4457¹
LCM(53480,53484) = 715081080