What is the Least Common Multiple of 53936 and 53941?

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 53936 and 53941 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53936 and 53941, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53936,53941) = 1
LCM(53936,53941) = ( 53936 × 53941) / 1
LCM(53936,53941) = 2909361776 / 1
LCM(53936,53941) = 2909361776

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53936 and 53941 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53936 and 53941. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53936 and 53941.

Prime Factorization of 53936

Prime Factorization of 53941

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53936 and 53941.

LCM(53936,53941) = 2⁴ × 3371¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 167¹
LCM(53936,53941) = 2909361776