What is the Least Common Multiple of 53562 and 53577?

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 53562 and 53577 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53562 and 53577, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53562,53577) = 3
LCM(53562,53577) = ( 53562 × 53577) / 3
LCM(53562,53577) = 2869691274 / 3
LCM(53562,53577) = 956563758

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53562 and 53577 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53562 and 53577. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53562 and 53577.

Prime Factorization of 53562

Prime Factorization of 53577

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53562 and 53577.

LCM(53562,53577) = 2¹ × 3² × 79¹ × 113¹ × 5953¹
LCM(53562,53577) = 956563758