What is the Least Common Multiple of 53947 and 53960?

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 53947 and 53960 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53947 and 53960, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53947,53960) = 1
LCM(53947,53960) = ( 53947 × 53960) / 1
LCM(53947,53960) = 2910980120 / 1
LCM(53947,53960) = 2910980120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53947 and 53960 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53947 and 53960. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53947 and 53960.

Prime Factorization of 53947

Prime Factorization of 53960

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53947 and 53960.

LCM(53947,53960) = 73¹ × 739¹ × 2³ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 71¹
LCM(53947,53960) = 2910980120