What is the Least Common Multiple of 53618 and 53636?

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 53618 and 53636 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53618 and 53636, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53618,53636) = 2
LCM(53618,53636) = ( 53618 × 53636) / 2
LCM(53618,53636) = 2875855048 / 2
LCM(53618,53636) = 1437927524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53618 and 53636 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53618 and 53636. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53618 and 53636.

Prime Factorization of 53618

Prime Factorization of 53636

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53618 and 53636.

LCM(53618,53636) = 2² × 17¹ × 19¹ × 83¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 53¹
LCM(53618,53636) = 1437927524