What is the Least Common Multiple of 53537 and 53541?

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 53537 and 53541 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53537 and 53541, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53537,53541) = 1
LCM(53537,53541) = ( 53537 × 53541) / 1
LCM(53537,53541) = 2866424517 / 1
LCM(53537,53541) = 2866424517

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53537 and 53541 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53537 and 53541. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53537 and 53541.

Prime Factorization of 53537

Prime Factorization of 53541

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53537 and 53541.

LCM(53537,53541) = 11¹ × 31¹ × 157¹ × 3⁴ × 661¹
LCM(53537,53541) = 2866424517