What is the Least Common Multiple of 53843 and 53849?

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 53843 and 53849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53843 and 53849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53843,53849) = 1
LCM(53843,53849) = ( 53843 × 53849) / 1
LCM(53843,53849) = 2899391707 / 1
LCM(53843,53849) = 2899391707

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53843 and 53849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53843 and 53849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53843 and 53849.

Prime Factorization of 53843

Prime Factorization of 53849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53843 and 53849.

LCM(53843,53849) = 23¹ × 2341¹ × 53849¹
LCM(53843,53849) = 2899391707