What is the Least Common Multiple of 53993 and 54012?

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 53993 and 54012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53993 and 54012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53993,54012) = 1
LCM(53993,54012) = ( 53993 × 54012) / 1
LCM(53993,54012) = 2916269916 / 1
LCM(53993,54012) = 2916269916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53993 and 54012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53993 and 54012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53993 and 54012.

Prime Factorization of 53993

Prime Factorization of 54012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53993 and 54012.

LCM(53993,54012) = 53993¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 643¹
LCM(53993,54012) = 2916269916