What is the Least Common Multiple of 53626 and 53630?

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 53626 and 53630 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53626 and 53630, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53626,53630) = 2
LCM(53626,53630) = ( 53626 × 53630) / 2
LCM(53626,53630) = 2875962380 / 2
LCM(53626,53630) = 1437981190

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53626 and 53630 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53626 and 53630. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53626 and 53630.

Prime Factorization of 53626

Prime Factorization of 53630

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53626 and 53630.

LCM(53626,53630) = 2¹ × 26813¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 173¹
LCM(53626,53630) = 1437981190