What is the Least Common Multiple of 53852 and 53859?

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 53852 and 53859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53852 and 53859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53852,53859) = 1
LCM(53852,53859) = ( 53852 × 53859) / 1
LCM(53852,53859) = 2900414868 / 1
LCM(53852,53859) = 2900414868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53852 and 53859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53852 and 53859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53852 and 53859.

Prime Factorization of 53852

Prime Factorization of 53859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53852 and 53859.

LCM(53852,53859) = 2² × 13463¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1381¹
LCM(53852,53859) = 2900414868