What is the Least Common Multiple of 53672 and 53676?

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 53672 and 53676 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53672 and 53676, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53672,53676) = 4
LCM(53672,53676) = ( 53672 × 53676) / 4
LCM(53672,53676) = 2880898272 / 4
LCM(53672,53676) = 720224568

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53672 and 53676 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53672 and 53676. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53672 and 53676.

Prime Factorization of 53672

Prime Factorization of 53676

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53672 and 53676.

LCM(53672,53676) = 2³ × 6709¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 71¹
LCM(53672,53676) = 720224568