What is the Least Common Multiple of 53555 and 53568?

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 53555 and 53568 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53555 and 53568, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53555,53568) = 1
LCM(53555,53568) = ( 53555 × 53568) / 1
LCM(53555,53568) = 2868834240 / 1
LCM(53555,53568) = 2868834240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53555 and 53568 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53555 and 53568. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53555 and 53568.

Prime Factorization of 53555

Prime Factorization of 53568

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53555 and 53568.

LCM(53555,53568) = 5¹ × 10711¹ × 2⁶ × 3³ × 31¹
LCM(53555,53568) = 2868834240