What is the Least Common Multiple of 53821 and 53838?

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 53821 and 53838 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53821 and 53838, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53821,53838) = 1
LCM(53821,53838) = ( 53821 × 53838) / 1
LCM(53821,53838) = 2897614998 / 1
LCM(53821,53838) = 2897614998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53821 and 53838 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53821 and 53838. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53821 and 53838.

Prime Factorization of 53821

Prime Factorization of 53838

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53821 and 53838.

LCM(53821,53838) = 107¹ × 503¹ × 2¹ × 3³ × 997¹
LCM(53821,53838) = 2897614998