What is the Least Common Multiple of 53885 and 53896?

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 53885 and 53896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53885 and 53896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53885,53896) = 1
LCM(53885,53896) = ( 53885 × 53896) / 1
LCM(53885,53896) = 2904185960 / 1
LCM(53885,53896) = 2904185960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53885 and 53896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53885 and 53896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53885 and 53896.

Prime Factorization of 53885

Prime Factorization of 53896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53885 and 53896.

LCM(53885,53896) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 829¹ × 2³ × 6737¹
LCM(53885,53896) = 2904185960