What is the Least Common Multiple of 53812 and 53826?

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 53812 and 53826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53812 and 53826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53812,53826) = 2
LCM(53812,53826) = ( 53812 × 53826) / 2
LCM(53812,53826) = 2896484712 / 2
LCM(53812,53826) = 1448242356

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53812 and 53826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53812 and 53826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53812 and 53826.

Prime Factorization of 53812

Prime Factorization of 53826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53812 and 53826.

LCM(53812,53826) = 2² × 11¹ × 1223¹ × 3¹ × 8971¹
LCM(53812,53826) = 1448242356