What is the Least Common Multiple of 53888 and 53901?

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 53888 and 53901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53888 and 53901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53888,53901) = 1
LCM(53888,53901) = ( 53888 × 53901) / 1
LCM(53888,53901) = 2904617088 / 1
LCM(53888,53901) = 2904617088

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53888 and 53901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53888 and 53901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53888 and 53901.

Prime Factorization of 53888

Prime Factorization of 53901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53888 and 53901.

LCM(53888,53901) = 2⁷ × 421¹ × 3² × 53¹ × 113¹
LCM(53888,53901) = 2904617088