What is the Least Common Multiple of 53482 and 53493?

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 53482 and 53493 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53482 and 53493, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53482,53493) = 11
LCM(53482,53493) = ( 53482 × 53493) / 11
LCM(53482,53493) = 2860912626 / 11
LCM(53482,53493) = 260082966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53482 and 53493 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53482 and 53493. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53482 and 53493.

Prime Factorization of 53482

Prime Factorization of 53493

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53482 and 53493.

LCM(53482,53493) = 2¹ × 11² × 13¹ × 17¹ × 3¹ × 1621¹
LCM(53482,53493) = 260082966