What is the Least Common Multiple of 53510 and 53518?

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 53510 and 53518 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53510 and 53518, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53510,53518) = 2
LCM(53510,53518) = ( 53510 × 53518) / 2
LCM(53510,53518) = 2863748180 / 2
LCM(53510,53518) = 1431874090

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53510 and 53518 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53510 and 53518. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53510 and 53518.

Prime Factorization of 53510

Prime Factorization of 53518

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53510 and 53518.

LCM(53510,53518) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5351¹ × 26759¹
LCM(53510,53518) = 1431874090