What is the Least Common Multiple of 53878 and 53897?

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 53878 and 53897 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53878 and 53897, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53878,53897) = 1
LCM(53878,53897) = ( 53878 × 53897) / 1
LCM(53878,53897) = 2903862566 / 1
LCM(53878,53897) = 2903862566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53878 and 53897 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53878 and 53897. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53878 and 53897.

Prime Factorization of 53878

Prime Factorization of 53897

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53878 and 53897.

LCM(53878,53897) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 79¹ × 53897¹
LCM(53878,53897) = 2903862566