What is the Least Common Multiple of 53979 and 53983?

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 53979 and 53983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53979 and 53983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53979,53983) = 1
LCM(53979,53983) = ( 53979 × 53983) / 1
LCM(53979,53983) = 2913948357 / 1
LCM(53979,53983) = 2913948357

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53979 and 53983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53979 and 53983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53979 and 53983.

Prime Factorization of 53979

Prime Factorization of 53983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53979 and 53983.

LCM(53979,53983) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 947¹ × 37¹ × 1459¹
LCM(53979,53983) = 2913948357