What is the Least Common Multiple of 53901 and 53913?

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 53901 and 53913 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53901 and 53913, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53901,53913) = 3
LCM(53901,53913) = ( 53901 × 53913) / 3
LCM(53901,53913) = 2905964613 / 3
LCM(53901,53913) = 968654871

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53901 and 53913 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53901 and 53913. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53901 and 53913.

Prime Factorization of 53901

Prime Factorization of 53913

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53901 and 53913.

LCM(53901,53913) = 3² × 53¹ × 113¹ × 17971¹
LCM(53901,53913) = 968654871