What is the Least Common Multiple of 53828 and 53848?

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 53828 and 53848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53828 and 53848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53828,53848) = 4
LCM(53828,53848) = ( 53828 × 53848) / 4
LCM(53828,53848) = 2898530144 / 4
LCM(53828,53848) = 724632536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53828 and 53848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53828 and 53848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53828 and 53848.

Prime Factorization of 53828

Prime Factorization of 53848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53828 and 53848.

LCM(53828,53848) = 2³ × 13457¹ × 53¹ × 127¹
LCM(53828,53848) = 724632536