What is the Least Common Multiple of 53553 and 53562?

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 53553 and 53562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53553 and 53562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53553,53562) = 3
LCM(53553,53562) = ( 53553 × 53562) / 3
LCM(53553,53562) = 2868405786 / 3
LCM(53553,53562) = 956135262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53553 and 53562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53553 and 53562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53553 and 53562.

Prime Factorization of 53553

Prime Factorization of 53562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53553 and 53562.

LCM(53553,53562) = 3¹ × 17851¹ × 2¹ × 79¹ × 113¹
LCM(53553,53562) = 956135262