What is the Least Common Multiple of 53652 and 53668?

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 53652 and 53668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53652 and 53668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53652,53668) = 4
LCM(53652,53668) = ( 53652 × 53668) / 4
LCM(53652,53668) = 2879395536 / 4
LCM(53652,53668) = 719848884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53652 and 53668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53652 and 53668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53652 and 53668.

Prime Factorization of 53652

Prime Factorization of 53668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53652 and 53668.

LCM(53652,53668) = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 263¹ × 13417¹
LCM(53652,53668) = 719848884