What is the Least Common Multiple of 53698 and 53715?

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 53698 and 53715 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53698 and 53715, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53698,53715) = 1
LCM(53698,53715) = ( 53698 × 53715) / 1
LCM(53698,53715) = 2884388070 / 1
LCM(53698,53715) = 2884388070

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53698 and 53715 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53698 and 53715. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53698 and 53715.

Prime Factorization of 53698

Prime Factorization of 53715

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53698 and 53715.

LCM(53698,53715) = 2¹ × 26849¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 3581¹
LCM(53698,53715) = 2884388070