What is the Least Common Multiple of 53858 and 53871?

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 53858 and 53871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53858 and 53871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53858,53871) = 1
LCM(53858,53871) = ( 53858 × 53871) / 1
LCM(53858,53871) = 2901384318 / 1
LCM(53858,53871) = 2901384318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53858 and 53871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53858 and 53871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53858 and 53871.

Prime Factorization of 53858

Prime Factorization of 53871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53858 and 53871.

LCM(53858,53871) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3847¹ × 3¹ × 17957¹
LCM(53858,53871) = 2901384318