What is the Least Common Multiple of 5353 and 5361?

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 5353 and 5361 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5353 and 5361, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5353,5361) = 1
LCM(5353,5361) = ( 5353 × 5361) / 1
LCM(5353,5361) = 28697433 / 1
LCM(5353,5361) = 28697433

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5353 and 5361 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5353 and 5361. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5353 and 5361.

Prime Factorization of 5353

Prime Factorization of 5361

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5353 and 5361.

LCM(5353,5361) = 53¹ × 101¹ × 3¹ × 1787¹
LCM(5353,5361) = 28697433