What is the Least Common Multiple of 53661 and 53679?

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 53661 and 53679 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53661 and 53679, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53661,53679) = 3
LCM(53661,53679) = ( 53661 × 53679) / 3
LCM(53661,53679) = 2880468819 / 3
LCM(53661,53679) = 960156273

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53661 and 53679 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53661 and 53679. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53661 and 53679.

Prime Factorization of 53661

Prime Factorization of 53679

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53661 and 53679.

LCM(53661,53679) = 3¹ × 31¹ × 577¹ × 29¹ × 617¹
LCM(53661,53679) = 960156273