What is the Least Common Multiple of 53622 and 53631?

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 53622 and 53631 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53622 and 53631, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53622,53631) = 9
LCM(53622,53631) = ( 53622 × 53631) / 9
LCM(53622,53631) = 2875801482 / 9
LCM(53622,53631) = 319533498

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53622 and 53631 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53622 and 53631. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53622 and 53631.

Prime Factorization of 53622

Prime Factorization of 53631

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53622 and 53631.

LCM(53622,53631) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 331¹ × 59¹ × 101¹
LCM(53622,53631) = 319533498