What is the Least Common Multiple of 53836 and 53842?

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 53836 and 53842 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53836 and 53842, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53836,53842) = 2
LCM(53836,53842) = ( 53836 × 53842) / 2
LCM(53836,53842) = 2898637912 / 2
LCM(53836,53842) = 1449318956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53836 and 53842 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53836 and 53842. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53836 and 53842.

Prime Factorization of 53836

Prime Factorization of 53842

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53836 and 53842.

LCM(53836,53842) = 2² × 43¹ × 313¹ × 26921¹
LCM(53836,53842) = 1449318956