What is the Least Common Multiple of 53500 and 53515?

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 53500 and 53515 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53500 and 53515, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53500,53515) = 5
LCM(53500,53515) = ( 53500 × 53515) / 5
LCM(53500,53515) = 2863052500 / 5
LCM(53500,53515) = 572610500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53500 and 53515 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53500 and 53515. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53500 and 53515.

Prime Factorization of 53500

Prime Factorization of 53515

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53500 and 53515.

LCM(53500,53515) = 2² × 5³ × 107¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 139¹
LCM(53500,53515) = 572610500