What is the Least Common Multiple of 53843 and 53860?

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 53860 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 53860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53843,53860) = 1
LCM(53843,53860) = ( 53843 × 53860) / 1
LCM(53843,53860) = 2899983980 / 1
LCM(53843,53860) = 2899983980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53843 and 53860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53843 and 53860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53843 and 53860.

Prime Factorization of 53843

Prime Factorization of 53860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53843 and 53860.

LCM(53843,53860) = 23¹ × 2341¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 2693¹
LCM(53843,53860) = 2899983980