What is the Least Common Multiple of 53544 and 53551?

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 53544 and 53551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53544 and 53551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53544,53551) = 1
LCM(53544,53551) = ( 53544 × 53551) / 1
LCM(53544,53551) = 2867334744 / 1
LCM(53544,53551) = 2867334744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53544 and 53551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53544 and 53551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53544 and 53551.

Prime Factorization of 53544

Prime Factorization of 53551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53544 and 53551.

LCM(53544,53551) = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 97¹ × 53551¹
LCM(53544,53551) = 2867334744