What is the Least Common Multiple of 53862 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 53862 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 53862 and 53866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53862,53866) = 2
LCM(53862,53866) = ( 53862 × 53866) / 2
LCM(53862,53866) = 2901330492 / 2
LCM(53862,53866) = 1450665246

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53862 and 53866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53862 and 53866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53862 and 53866.

Prime Factorization of 53862

Prime Factorization of 53866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53862 and 53866.

LCM(53862,53866) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 191¹ × 23¹ × 1171¹
LCM(53862,53866) = 1450665246