What is the Least Common Multiple of 53673 and 53682?

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 53673 and 53682 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53673 and 53682, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53673,53682) = 3
LCM(53673,53682) = ( 53673 × 53682) / 3
LCM(53673,53682) = 2881273986 / 3
LCM(53673,53682) = 960424662

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53673 and 53682 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53673 and 53682. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53673 and 53682.

Prime Factorization of 53673

Prime Factorization of 53682

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53673 and 53682.

LCM(53673,53682) = 3¹ × 17891¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 389¹
LCM(53673,53682) = 960424662