What is the Least Common Multiple of 53672 and 53692?

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 53692 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 53692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53672,53692) = 4
LCM(53672,53692) = ( 53672 × 53692) / 4
LCM(53672,53692) = 2881757024 / 4
LCM(53672,53692) = 720439256

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53672 and 53692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53672 and 53692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53672 and 53692.

Prime Factorization of 53672

Prime Factorization of 53692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53672 and 53692.

LCM(53672,53692) = 2³ × 6709¹ × 31¹ × 433¹
LCM(53672,53692) = 720439256