What is the Least Common Multiple of 53566 and 53586?

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 53566 and 53586 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53566 and 53586, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53566,53586) = 2
LCM(53566,53586) = ( 53566 × 53586) / 2
LCM(53566,53586) = 2870387676 / 2
LCM(53566,53586) = 1435193838

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53566 and 53586 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53566 and 53586. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53566 and 53586.

Prime Factorization of 53566

Prime Factorization of 53586

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53566 and 53586.

LCM(53566,53586) = 2¹ × 26783¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 229¹
LCM(53566,53586) = 1435193838