What is the Least Common Multiple of 53875 and 53881?

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 53875 and 53881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53875 and 53881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53875,53881) = 1
LCM(53875,53881) = ( 53875 × 53881) / 1
LCM(53875,53881) = 2902838875 / 1
LCM(53875,53881) = 2902838875

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53875 and 53881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53875 and 53881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53875 and 53881.

Prime Factorization of 53875

Prime Factorization of 53881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53875 and 53881.

LCM(53875,53881) = 5³ × 431¹ × 53881¹
LCM(53875,53881) = 2902838875