What is the Least Common Multiple of 53896 and 53903?

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 53896 and 53903 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53896 and 53903, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53896,53903) = 1
LCM(53896,53903) = ( 53896 × 53903) / 1
LCM(53896,53903) = 2905156088 / 1
LCM(53896,53903) = 2905156088

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53896 and 53903 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53896 and 53903. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53896 and 53903.

Prime Factorization of 53896

Prime Factorization of 53903

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53896 and 53903.

LCM(53896,53903) = 2³ × 6737¹ × 19¹ × 2837¹
LCM(53896,53903) = 2905156088