What is the Least Common Multiple of 53724 and 53729?

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 53724 and 53729 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53724 and 53729, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53724,53729) = 1
LCM(53724,53729) = ( 53724 × 53729) / 1
LCM(53724,53729) = 2886536796 / 1
LCM(53724,53729) = 2886536796

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53724 and 53729 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53724 and 53729. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53724 and 53729.

Prime Factorization of 53724

Prime Factorization of 53729

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53724 and 53729.

LCM(53724,53729) = 2² × 3¹ × 11² × 37¹ × 13¹ × 4133¹
LCM(53724,53729) = 2886536796