What is the Least Common Multiple of 53720 and 53733?

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 53720 and 53733 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53720 and 53733, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53720,53733) = 1
LCM(53720,53733) = ( 53720 × 53733) / 1
LCM(53720,53733) = 2886536760 / 1
LCM(53720,53733) = 2886536760

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53720 and 53733 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53720 and 53733. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53720 and 53733.

Prime Factorization of 53720

Prime Factorization of 53733

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53720 and 53733.

LCM(53720,53733) = 2³ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 79¹ × 3¹ × 17911¹
LCM(53720,53733) = 2886536760