What is the Least Common Multiple of 53641 and 53661?

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 53641 and 53661 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53641 and 53661, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53641,53661) = 1
LCM(53641,53661) = ( 53641 × 53661) / 1
LCM(53641,53661) = 2878429701 / 1
LCM(53641,53661) = 2878429701

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53641 and 53661 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53641 and 53661. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53641 and 53661.

Prime Factorization of 53641

Prime Factorization of 53661

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53641 and 53661.

LCM(53641,53661) = 7¹ × 79¹ × 97¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 577¹
LCM(53641,53661) = 2878429701