What is the Least Common Multiple of 53855 and 53875?

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 53855 and 53875 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53855 and 53875, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53855,53875) = 5
LCM(53855,53875) = ( 53855 × 53875) / 5
LCM(53855,53875) = 2901438125 / 5
LCM(53855,53875) = 580287625

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53855 and 53875 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53855 and 53875. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53855 and 53875.

Prime Factorization of 53855

Prime Factorization of 53875

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53855 and 53875.

LCM(53855,53875) = 5³ × 10771¹ × 431¹
LCM(53855,53875) = 580287625