What is the Least Common Multiple of 53832 and 53852?

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 53832 and 53852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53832 and 53852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53832,53852) = 4
LCM(53832,53852) = ( 53832 × 53852) / 4
LCM(53832,53852) = 2898960864 / 4
LCM(53832,53852) = 724740216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53832 and 53852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53832 and 53852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53832 and 53852.

Prime Factorization of 53832

Prime Factorization of 53852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53832 and 53852.

LCM(53832,53852) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2243¹ × 13463¹
LCM(53832,53852) = 724740216