What is the Least Common Multiple of 53969 and 53979?

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 53969 and 53979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53969 and 53979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53969,53979) = 1
LCM(53969,53979) = ( 53969 × 53979) / 1
LCM(53969,53979) = 2913192651 / 1
LCM(53969,53979) = 2913192651

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53969 and 53979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53969 and 53979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53969 and 53979.

Prime Factorization of 53969

Prime Factorization of 53979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53969 and 53979.

LCM(53969,53979) = 29¹ × 1861¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 947¹
LCM(53969,53979) = 2913192651