What is the Least Common Multiple of 53548 and 53554?

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 53548 and 53554 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53548 and 53554, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53548,53554) = 2
LCM(53548,53554) = ( 53548 × 53554) / 2
LCM(53548,53554) = 2867709592 / 2
LCM(53548,53554) = 1433854796

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53548 and 53554 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53548 and 53554. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53548 and 53554.

Prime Factorization of 53548

Prime Factorization of 53554

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53548 and 53554.

LCM(53548,53554) = 2² × 11¹ × 1217¹ × 26777¹
LCM(53548,53554) = 1433854796