What is the Least Common Multiple of 53857 and 53866?

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 53857 and 53866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53857 and 53866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53857,53866) = 1
LCM(53857,53866) = ( 53857 × 53866) / 1
LCM(53857,53866) = 2901061162 / 1
LCM(53857,53866) = 2901061162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53857 and 53866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53857 and 53866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53857 and 53866.

Prime Factorization of 53857

Prime Factorization of 53866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53857 and 53866.

LCM(53857,53866) = 53857¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 1171¹
LCM(53857,53866) = 2901061162