What is the Least Common Multiple of 53526 and 53537?

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 53537 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 53537, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53526,53537) = 11
LCM(53526,53537) = ( 53526 × 53537) / 11
LCM(53526,53537) = 2865621462 / 11
LCM(53526,53537) = 260511042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53526 and 53537 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53526 and 53537. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53526 and 53537.

Prime Factorization of 53526

Prime Factorization of 53537

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53526 and 53537.

LCM(53526,53537) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 811¹ × 31¹ × 157¹
LCM(53526,53537) = 260511042