What is the Least Common Multiple of 53585 and 53591?

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 53585 and 53591 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53585 and 53591, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53585,53591) = 1
LCM(53585,53591) = ( 53585 × 53591) / 1
LCM(53585,53591) = 2871673735 / 1
LCM(53585,53591) = 2871673735

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53585 and 53591 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53585 and 53591. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53585 and 53591.

Prime Factorization of 53585

Prime Factorization of 53591

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53585 and 53591.

LCM(53585,53591) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 1531¹ × 53591¹
LCM(53585,53591) = 2871673735