What is the Least Common Multiple of 53598 and 53602?

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 53598 and 53602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53598 and 53602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53598,53602) = 2
LCM(53598,53602) = ( 53598 × 53602) / 2
LCM(53598,53602) = 2872959996 / 2
LCM(53598,53602) = 1436479998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53598 and 53602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53598 and 53602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53598 and 53602.

Prime Factorization of 53598

Prime Factorization of 53602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53598 and 53602.

LCM(53598,53602) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8933¹ × 26801¹
LCM(53598,53602) = 1436479998