What is the Least Common Multiple of 53955 and 53971?

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 53955 and 53971 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53955 and 53971, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53955,53971) = 1
LCM(53955,53971) = ( 53955 × 53971) / 1
LCM(53955,53971) = 2912005305 / 1
LCM(53955,53971) = 2912005305

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53955 and 53971 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53955 and 53971. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53955 and 53971.

Prime Factorization of 53955

Prime Factorization of 53971

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53955 and 53971.

LCM(53955,53971) = 3² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 109¹ × 31¹ × 1741¹
LCM(53955,53971) = 2912005305