What is the Least Common Multiple of 53826 and 53832?

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 53826 and 53832 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53826 and 53832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53826,53832) = 6
LCM(53826,53832) = ( 53826 × 53832) / 6
LCM(53826,53832) = 2897561232 / 6
LCM(53826,53832) = 482926872

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53826 and 53832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53826 and 53832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53826 and 53832.

Prime Factorization of 53826

Prime Factorization of 53832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53826 and 53832.

LCM(53826,53832) = 2³ × 3¹ × 8971¹ × 2243¹
LCM(53826,53832) = 482926872