What is the Least Common Multiple of 53726 and 53746?

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 53726 and 53746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53726 and 53746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53726,53746) = 2
LCM(53726,53746) = ( 53726 × 53746) / 2
LCM(53726,53746) = 2887557596 / 2
LCM(53726,53746) = 1443778798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53726 and 53746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53726 and 53746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53726 and 53746.

Prime Factorization of 53726

Prime Factorization of 53746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53726 and 53746.

LCM(53726,53746) = 2¹ × 26863¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 349¹
LCM(53726,53746) = 1443778798