What is the Least Common Multiple of 53957 and 53977?

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 53957 and 53977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53957 and 53977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53957,53977) = 1
LCM(53957,53977) = ( 53957 × 53977) / 1
LCM(53957,53977) = 2912436989 / 1
LCM(53957,53977) = 2912436989

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53957 and 53977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53957 and 53977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53957 and 53977.

Prime Factorization of 53957

Prime Factorization of 53977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53957 and 53977.

LCM(53957,53977) = 79¹ × 683¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 701¹
LCM(53957,53977) = 2912436989