What is the Least Common Multiple of 53697 and 53702?

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 53697 and 53702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53697 and 53702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53697,53702) = 1
LCM(53697,53702) = ( 53697 × 53702) / 1
LCM(53697,53702) = 2883636294 / 1
LCM(53697,53702) = 2883636294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53697 and 53702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53697 and 53702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53697 and 53702.

Prime Factorization of 53697

Prime Factorization of 53702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53697 and 53702.

LCM(53697,53702) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2557¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 2441¹
LCM(53697,53702) = 2883636294