What is the Least Common Multiple of 53908 and 53912?

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 53908 and 53912 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53908 and 53912, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53908,53912) = 4
LCM(53908,53912) = ( 53908 × 53912) / 4
LCM(53908,53912) = 2906288096 / 4
LCM(53908,53912) = 726572024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53908 and 53912 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53908 and 53912. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53908 and 53912.

Prime Factorization of 53908

Prime Factorization of 53912

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53908 and 53912.

LCM(53908,53912) = 2³ × 13477¹ × 23¹ × 293¹
LCM(53908,53912) = 726572024