What is the Least Common Multiple of 53876 and 53894?

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 53876 and 53894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53876 and 53894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53876,53894) = 2
LCM(53876,53894) = ( 53876 × 53894) / 2
LCM(53876,53894) = 2903593144 / 2
LCM(53876,53894) = 1451796572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53876 and 53894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53876 and 53894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53876 and 53894.

Prime Factorization of 53876

Prime Factorization of 53894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53876 and 53894.

LCM(53876,53894) = 2² × 13469¹ × 26947¹
LCM(53876,53894) = 1451796572