What is the Least Common Multiple of 53526 and 53530?

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 53526 and 53530 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53526 and 53530, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53526,53530) = 2
LCM(53526,53530) = ( 53526 × 53530) / 2
LCM(53526,53530) = 2865246780 / 2
LCM(53526,53530) = 1432623390

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53526 and 53530 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53526 and 53530. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53526 and 53530.

Prime Factorization of 53526

Prime Factorization of 53530

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53526 and 53530.

LCM(53526,53530) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 811¹ × 5¹ × 53¹ × 101¹
LCM(53526,53530) = 1432623390