What is the Least Common Multiple of 53686 and 53698?

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 53686 and 53698 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53686 and 53698, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53686,53698) = 2
LCM(53686,53698) = ( 53686 × 53698) / 2
LCM(53686,53698) = 2882830828 / 2
LCM(53686,53698) = 1441415414

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53686 and 53698 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53686 and 53698. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53686 and 53698.

Prime Factorization of 53686

Prime Factorization of 53698

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53686 and 53698.

LCM(53686,53698) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1579¹ × 26849¹
LCM(53686,53698) = 1441415414