What is the Least Common Multiple of 53986 and 54004?

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 53986 and 54004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53986 and 54004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53986,54004) = 2
LCM(53986,54004) = ( 53986 × 54004) / 2
LCM(53986,54004) = 2915459944 / 2
LCM(53986,54004) = 1457729972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53986 and 54004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53986 and 54004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53986 and 54004.

Prime Factorization of 53986

Prime Factorization of 54004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53986 and 54004.

LCM(53986,54004) = 2² × 26993¹ × 23¹ × 587¹
LCM(53986,54004) = 1457729972