What is the Least Common Multiple of 53879 and 53899?

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 53879 and 53899 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53879 and 53899, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53879,53899) = 1
LCM(53879,53899) = ( 53879 × 53899) / 1
LCM(53879,53899) = 2904024221 / 1
LCM(53879,53899) = 2904024221

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53879 and 53899 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53879 and 53899. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53879 and 53899.

Prime Factorization of 53879

Prime Factorization of 53899

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53879 and 53899.

LCM(53879,53899) = 7¹ × 43¹ × 179¹ × 53899¹
LCM(53879,53899) = 2904024221