What is the Least Common Multiple of 53596 and 53604?

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 53596 and 53604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53596 and 53604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53596,53604) = 4
LCM(53596,53604) = ( 53596 × 53604) / 4
LCM(53596,53604) = 2872959984 / 4
LCM(53596,53604) = 718239996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53596 and 53604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53596 and 53604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53596 and 53604.

Prime Factorization of 53596

Prime Factorization of 53604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53596 and 53604.

LCM(53596,53604) = 2² × 13399¹ × 3² × 1489¹
LCM(53596,53604) = 718239996