What is the Least Common Multiple of 53556 and 53571?

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 53556 and 53571 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53556 and 53571, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53556,53571) = 3
LCM(53556,53571) = ( 53556 × 53571) / 3
LCM(53556,53571) = 2869048476 / 3
LCM(53556,53571) = 956349492

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53556 and 53571 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53556 and 53571. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53556 and 53571.

Prime Factorization of 53556

Prime Factorization of 53571

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53556 and 53571.

LCM(53556,53571) = 2² × 3¹ × 4463¹ × 7¹ × 2551¹
LCM(53556,53571) = 956349492