What is the Least Common Multiple of 53727 and 53736?

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 53727 and 53736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53727 and 53736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53727,53736) = 3
LCM(53727,53736) = ( 53727 × 53736) / 3
LCM(53727,53736) = 2887074072 / 3
LCM(53727,53736) = 962358024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53727 and 53736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53727 and 53736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53727 and 53736.

Prime Factorization of 53727

Prime Factorization of 53736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53727 and 53736.

LCM(53727,53736) = 3¹ × 17909¹ × 2³ × 2239¹
LCM(53727,53736) = 962358024