What is the Least Common Multiple of 53724 and 53735?

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 53735 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 53735, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53724,53735) = 11
LCM(53724,53735) = ( 53724 × 53735) / 11
LCM(53724,53735) = 2886859140 / 11
LCM(53724,53735) = 262441740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53724 and 53735 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53724 and 53735. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53724 and 53735.

Prime Factorization of 53724

Prime Factorization of 53735

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53724 and 53735.

LCM(53724,53735) = 2² × 3¹ × 11² × 37¹ × 5¹ × 977¹
LCM(53724,53735) = 262441740