What is the Least Common Multiple of 53983 and 54002?

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 53983 and 54002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53983 and 54002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53983,54002) = 1
LCM(53983,54002) = ( 53983 × 54002) / 1
LCM(53983,54002) = 2915189966 / 1
LCM(53983,54002) = 2915189966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53983 and 54002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53983 and 54002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53983 and 54002.

Prime Factorization of 53983

Prime Factorization of 54002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53983 and 54002.

LCM(53983,54002) = 37¹ × 1459¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 31¹ × 67¹
LCM(53983,54002) = 2915189966