What is the Least Common Multiple of 53885 and 53905?

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 53905 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 53905, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53885,53905) = 5
LCM(53885,53905) = ( 53885 × 53905) / 5
LCM(53885,53905) = 2904670925 / 5
LCM(53885,53905) = 580934185

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53885 and 53905 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53885 and 53905. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53885 and 53905.

Prime Factorization of 53885

Prime Factorization of 53905

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53885 and 53905.

LCM(53885,53905) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 829¹ × 10781¹
LCM(53885,53905) = 580934185