What is the Least Common Multiple of 53898 and 53902?

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 53898 and 53902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53898 and 53902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53898,53902) = 2
LCM(53898,53902) = ( 53898 × 53902) / 2
LCM(53898,53902) = 2905209996 / 2
LCM(53898,53902) = 1452604998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53898 and 53902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53898 and 53902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53898 and 53902.

Prime Factorization of 53898

Prime Factorization of 53902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53898 and 53902.

LCM(53898,53902) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 691¹ × 26951¹
LCM(53898,53902) = 1452604998