What is the Least Common Multiple of 53944 and 53951?

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 53944 and 53951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53944 and 53951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53944,53951) = 1
LCM(53944,53951) = ( 53944 × 53951) / 1
LCM(53944,53951) = 2910332744 / 1
LCM(53944,53951) = 2910332744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53944 and 53951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53944 and 53951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53944 and 53951.

Prime Factorization of 53944

Prime Factorization of 53951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53944 and 53951.

LCM(53944,53951) = 2³ × 11¹ × 613¹ × 53951¹
LCM(53944,53951) = 2910332744